| 单词 | to beat a person to the punch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto beat a person to the punch i. to beat a person to the punch: (Boxing) to land a blow before one's opponent does; also in extended use, to anticipate or forestall a person's speech or action. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (transitive)] > actions parry1672 punish1801 pink1810 shy1812 sling1812 mug1818 weave1818 prop1846 feint1857 counter1861 cross-counter1864 slip1897 hook1898 unload1912 to beat a person to the punch1923 mitt1930 tag1938 counterpunch1964 the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > occur earlier or go before [verb (intransitive)] > act in advance or anticipate > anticipate someone to steal (someone's) thunder1900 to beat a person to the punch1965 1923 H. C. Witwer Fighting Blood vii. 226 I beat Hanley to the punch..and he went down on his haunches. 1965 Listener 1 July 6/1 The tracking station at Plumeur Bodou is the place that so exultantly beat Britain to the punch in getting the first pictures from America via the satellite Telstar. 1977 Sunday Times 3 July 28/3 I feel a batsman uses it as he thinks he will beat a fast bowler to the punch. < as lemmas |
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