英語短語：Steal a march on someone 先發(fā)制人

表達 “steal a march on someone” 的意思是 “通過先發(fā)制人的方式獲得優(yōu)勢，搶先對手一步”。這個表達可用在描述人與人或企業(yè)之間競爭的語境中。

例句
We really managed to steal a march on our competitor by getting our product to market early.
我們確實搶先競爭對手一步，把我們的產(chǎn)品提前推向市場。

The scientist was concerned her lab assistant would steal a march on her by publishing the results first.
這位科學家擔心她的實驗室助理會搶在她前面，先發(fā)表研究結(jié)果。

The negotiator managed to sign a trade deal that stole a march on neighbouring countries.
談判者成功地簽署了一項貿(mào)易協(xié)定，搶占了鄰國的先機。