| 释义 |
beat sb to sth to get somewhere or do sth before sb else 比某人先到某地或做某事: ◇she beat me back to the house. 她比我先回到房子。◇i wanted to ring him first but aisha beat me to it. 我想先给他打电话，但艾莎抢先打了。 beat sb to sthphr v [t]to get or do something before someone else is able to 抢先一步，捷足先登:◇i called to ask about buying the car, but someone had beaten me to it. 我打电话询问买车的事，但已有人捷足先登了。 |