"beat to the draw" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 比某人更快
• 搶先一步

Definition

在需要反應迅速的情況下，比別人先採取行動。這個表達原本來自西部決鬥，現在泛指比別人快一步做某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式表達，適用於競爭、快速反應、搶先行動等場合。常見於工作、體育等領域，意思是「搶在別人前面」，不是字面意思的西部決鬥。

Examples

She beat me to the draw and finished the test first.

她**比我更快**，最先完成了考試。

If you want the last piece of cake, you'll have to beat me to the draw.

你要想拿到最後一塊蛋糕，就得**搶在我前面**。

Tom beat Jill to the draw by answering the question first.

湯姆**搶在吉爾前面**，第一個回答了問題。

I wanted to call you, but you beat me to the draw!

我本來想打電話給你，結果你**搶先一步了**！

Every morning, my coworker beats me to the draw and takes the best parking spot.

每天早上，我同事總是**比我快一步**，搶到最好的停車位。

The reporters tried to get the scoop, but another journalist beat them to the draw.

記者們想搶到獨家新聞，但另一個記者**快了一步**。