steal a march on someone 先发制人

时间：2021-04-11 01:07:34

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表达 “steal a march on someone” 的意思是 “通过先发制人的方式获得优势，抢先对手一步”。这个表达可用在描述人与人或企业之间竞争的语境中。

例句

We really managed to steal a march on our competitor¹ by getting our product to market early.

我们确实抢先竞争对手一步，把我们的产品提前推向市场。

The scientist was concerned her lab assistant would steal a march on her by publishing the results first.

这位科学家担心她的实验室助理会抢在她前面，先发表研究结果。

The negotiator² managed to sign a trade deal that stole a march on neighbouring countries.

谈判者成功地签署了一项贸易协定，抢占了邻国的先机。

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1 competitor
n.竞争者；对手；比赛者
参考例句：
The first prize was awarded to the youngest competitor.一等奖授给了最年轻的比赛者。 After defeat of the new competitor,the prices can rise again.新的竞争者被击败之后，价格就会重新上升。

2 negotiator
n.协商者，谈判者；(票据、支票等)背书人
参考例句：
They have placed great trust in him as a negotiator. 他们完全信赖他进行谈判。 The negotiator acted as liaison between labour and management. 谈判者充当劳资双方的联络人。