| 释义 |
beat someone to it
phrase
to do something before someone else does it: 比…先下手，抢先于…做
I was just going to clean the kitchen, but you beat me to it.我刚准备打扫厨房，你已经抢先做完了。
He got the story printed quickly, in case someone beat him to it.
We're going make an offer on Bob's house and we're hoping that no one else has beaten us to it.
I was about to post a sarcastic message, but Amy beat me to it.
Scott reached the South Pole, only to discover that Amundsen had beaten him to it.
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