"beat to" in Chinese (Simplified)

抢先于在…之前做到

Definition

在别人之前做成或到达某事，通常用于你率先完成任务或抢先一步时。

属于口语表达，常见于与某人抢先做某事时，搭配对象人名或代词（如 'beat him to it'）。用于日常小事，不用于正式比赛。

I beat my friend to the bus stop.

我**比**朋友**先到**公交站。

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

她想回答，但我**抢先**了。

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

你得快点，如果想**抢在**我**之前**拿最后一块饼干。

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

我的同事**抢先**提交了报告，所以他得到了表扬。

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

不好意思，我本来想发邮件给你，但你**抢先**了！

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

他们想给我过生日惊喜，但我**抢先**自己举办了派对。