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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

beat somebody to something
  1. 1. 在某件事上占某人之先:
  2. 2. 在某件事上占某人之先:

Examples

to beat a path through grass
在草地中踩出一条小路
The posse beat the countryside for the fugitive.
一队警察在乡间搜捕逃犯。
to beat chalk dust from erasers
弹掉黑板擦上的粉笔灰
a policeman's beat
警察的巡逻路线
the beat generation
(美国)“垮了的一代”

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