"beat to" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 搶先於
• 在…之前做到

Definition

在別人之前做成或達到某事，通常用於你率先完成任務或搶先一步時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語表達，常見於與某人搶先做某事時，搭配人名或代詞（如 'beat her to it'）。用於日常小事，不用於正式比賽。

Examples

I beat my friend to the bus stop.

我**比**朋友**先到**公車站。

She wanted to answer, but I beat her to it.

她想回答，但我**搶先**了。

You have to be quick if you want to beat me to the last cookie.

你得快點，如果想**搶在**我**之前**拿最後一塊餅乾。

My colleague beat me to submitting the report, so he got the credit.

我的同事**搶先**提交了報告，所以他得到了表揚。

Sorry, I was going to email you but you beat me to it!

不好意思，我本來想發郵件給你，但你**搶先**了！

They tried to surprise me for my birthday, but I beat them to it and planned my own party.

他們想給我生日驚喜，但我**搶先**自己辦了派對。