marchBrE /mɑːtʃ/ NAmE /mɑːrtʃ/► SEE ALLmarch to (the beat of) a different drummer/drumquick marchsteal a march on sb ●march to (the beat of) a different ˈdrummer/ˈdrum ( march to a different ˈtuneless frequent) behave in a different way from other people; have different attitudes or ideas与众不同；截然不同的态度（或想法）◆She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer. 她是位既有天赋又有创意的艺术家，风格与众不同。●ˌquick ˈmarchused for telling sb to walk faster走快点；赶紧◆Come on! Quick march or we’ll miss the bus.快点儿！咱们得走快点，要不就赶不上车了。NOTE ‘Quick march’ is also a command given to soldiers. * quick march 也是对士兵的一种命令，意为“快步走”。●steal a ˈmarch on sb (written) do sth before sb else, and so gain an advantage抢先某人一步；抢得先机◆The ‘Daily News’ stole a march on our paper by printing the story first.《每日新闻》比我们的报纸抢先一步将这则消息刊登出来了。ORIGINThis expression probably comes from the military, referring to armies secretly marching to higher ground in order to be in a better position than the enemy.这个表达法可能源于军队偷偷行进到高处，以占据有利地势。