beat

Chinese translation: 胜/赢

12:28 Mar 21, 2016
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: beat
Please suggest appropriate translation for "beat" when it is said "The wife fails to beat the husband’s sanctioned offer".
TMK729
Hong Kong
Local time: 09:51
Chinese translation:胜/赢
Explanation:
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。
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Lau Wei Tsinn
Singapore
Local time: 09:51
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Summary of answers provided
4抗拒
pkchan
4抢先,抢先一步
Vivian Du (PhD)
3胜/赢
Lau Wei Tsinn


  

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抗拒


Explanation:
抗拒=confront

pkchan
United States
Local time: 21:51
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
抢先,抢先一步


Explanation:
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

Vivian Du (PhD)
Netherlands
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Chinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bruce Yang
3 days 9 hrs

disagree  Lau Wei Tsinn: The source text does not contain the essential "to" for this interpretation of the term.
4 days
  -> 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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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
胜/赢


Explanation:
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。

Example sentence(s):
  • I am just one point short of the perfect score. Try to beat that!

    Reference: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/beat?s=t
    Reference: http://www.clic.org.hk/en/topics/civilCase/commencement_of_t...
Lau Wei Tsinn
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