Mar 21, 2016 12:28
8 yrs ago
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English term
beat
English to Chinese
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Please suggest appropriate translation for "beat" when it is said "The wife fails to beat the husband’s sanctioned offer".
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 | 胜/赢 |
Lau Wei Tsinn
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| 4 | 抗拒 |
pkchan
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| 4 | 抢先，抢先一步 |
Vivian Du (PhD)
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Proposed translations
5 days
Lau Wei Tsinn
Singapore
Singapore
Native in English
&
Chinese
Specializes in field
Singapore
6 yrs' Advertising/Marketing background
Native in: English (Variant: Singaporean) 
, Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Cantonese)
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
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胜/赢
The word "beat", used in this manner, probably refers to "win".
妻子所出的和解条件胜不过丈夫的。
妻子所出的和解条件胜不过丈夫的。
Example sentence:
I am just one point short of the perfect score. Try to beat that!
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot."
4 hrs
抗拒
抗拒＝confront
7 hrs
Vivian Du (PhD)
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Chinese
Netherlands
Medical expert as your translator
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Simplified)
Works in: English to Chinese, Dutch to Chinese, Chinese to English
抢先，抢先一步
Beat someone to something 有“抢在某人前面得到某物或做某事” 的意思，又见 http://www.ichacha.net/m/抢先一步.html
原文的意思是说，妻子未能抢在丈夫前面提交和解条款。
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Note added at 7 hrs (2016-03-21 19:41:41 GMT)
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这个网页上的解释更清楚些：http://idioms.enacademic.com/36732/beat_one_to_it
原文的意思是说，妻子未能抢在丈夫前面提交和解条款。
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Note added at 7 hrs (2016-03-21 19:41:41 GMT)
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这个网页上的解释更清楚些：http://idioms.enacademic.com/36732/beat_one_to_it
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bruce Yang
3 days 9 hrs
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| disagree |
Lau Wei Tsinn
: The source text does not contain the essential "to" for this interpretation of the term.
4 days
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If strictly use the structure, the sentence would be “The wife fails to beat the husband to the sanctioned offer submission”, which is lquite wordy. I guess here the meaning is the same even if no “to” is used.
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