抢先

qiǎng xiān yī bù

抢先一步

beat somebody to it

zhè ge bù duì qiǎng xiān zhàn lǐng le nà zuò qiáo

这个部队抢先占领了那座桥。

The troops have anticipated the enemy and seized the bridge.

qiǎng xiān qǐ pǎo

抢先起跑

jump the gun

qiǎng xiān zhàn jù zhì gāo diǎn

抢先占据制高点

compete to occupy a commanding height

gāng yī kāi huì lǐ jiù qiǎng xiān fā yán

刚一开会，李就抢先发言。

Li began to speak before everybody else, just as the meeting started.

qiǎng xiān gōng zuò

抢先工作

vie to be first on the job

bié qiǎng xiān

别抢先！

Do not try to jump in front!

qiǎng xiān fā yán

抢先发言

speak before everybody else

nèi zhèng bù qiǎng xiān xíng dòng dài bǔ le xǔ duō chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn de xián yí rén

内政部抢先行动，逮捕了许多持不同政见的嫌疑人。

In a pre-emptive move, the Interior Ministry arrested a number of suspected dissidents.

rú guǒ fēng shēng zhōng yǒu liǎng dǎng zhèng zhì de xìn xī yī dìng shì yī xiē dǎng de jī guān bào shang qiǎng xiān fā biǎo le de

如果风声中有两党政治的信息，一定是一些党的机关报上抢先发表了的。

If it had concerned either of the political parties, depend upon it, it would have appeared in the Gazette with the earliest intelligence.