steal a march on someone 先发制人
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 competitor 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 negotiator 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。 |