had a free ride to this point

Chinese translation: 尚未遇到过真正的竞争

22:04 Dec 19, 2013

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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / cloud computing

English term or phrase: had a free ride to this point

7. Google, Microsoft Will Get Serious About the Cloud
In a way, AWS has {had a free ride to this point}. Most of its competition has come from the hosting world, and, as noted, is unable to take a software approach to the domain. The inevitable result: AWS has improved, and grown, much more rapidly than other CSPs.

AWS指亚马逊网络服务公司。

clearwater KudoZ activity Questions: 12458 (5 open) (1 without valid answers) (1079 closed without grading) Answers: 1671 China
Local time: 10:29

Chinese translation:尚未遇到过真正的竞争

Explanation:

我赞同 Amy 对这个词的理解。去 Google 了一下原文后，参考上下文我觉得这样翻译更贴切。

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ricky liu
China
Local time: 10:29

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谢谢！
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4 +1

免费搭便车、坐享其成

Yiting "Amy" Hsiao

4 +1

尚未遇到过真正的竞争

ricky liu

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20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

免费搭便车、坐享其成

Explanation:
到目前为止，一直在免费搭便车

指的是没什麽太大的努力就坐享其成

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/free+ride
Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20ride

Yiting "Amy" Hsiao
United States
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of:

Chinese,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: 谢谢Yiting！我觉得Ricky的处理更合适些。

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

尚未遇到过真正的竞争

Explanation:

我赞同 Amy 对这个词的理解。去 Google 了一下原文后，参考上下文我觉得这样翻译更贴切。

ricky liu
China
Local time: 10:29
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Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 107

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谢谢！

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