beat the record

基本解釋

He is aiming to beat the record by two or three weeks, claiming that a narrower margin would be "ungentlemanly".
他希望通過兩到三個星期來破記錄，揚言更小的差距會顯得不夠“紳士”。
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The flat's price beat the record of 39,800 dollars per square foot set last November for a larger apartment on Hong Kong island, according to the report.
該報道稱，“凱旋門”這套公寓的單價打破了去年11月某套公寓每平方英尺售價39800美元的記錄，之前的這套公寓面積稍大，地處香港島。
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With their relationship as strong as ever, the couple hope to beat the record for Britain's longest-ever marriage of 80 years, set by Percy and Florence Arrowsmith.
目前英國婚齡最長的是結婚80年的珀西和弗羅倫斯·艾羅史密斯夫婦，可珀西·艾羅史密斯已于去年辭世。