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priority n.优先权；优先；优先顺序 (1) 这是关键，要放在第一位。(2) 效率不一定总是优先。(3) 改善教师的困难处境的确是优先处理的一件事情。 Priority comes from the word prior, which means to come before something else. A priority is the concern, interest or desire that comes before all others. “His first priority was to establish his career and get married later.” “When seeking the perfect wave, Jeff and Wayne made it their priority to be the first surfers on the beach.” "The new CEO's top priority was firing her predecessor's hires."

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英 [praɪ'ɒrəti] 美 [praɪ'ɔːrəti] (1) This is the key and should be given top priority.(2) Efficiency does not always have priority.(3) Improving the plight of teachers is indeed a priority item. When a group or a person cares about one thing over all others, that’s the top priority. “After the flood, finding a place to live became their first priority.” 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]优先事项；最重要的事；当务之急 If something is a priority, it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do. Being a parent is her first priority...做好母亲是她的头等大事。The government's priority is to build more power plants...政府的首要任务是建造更多的发电站。Getting your priorities in order is a good way to not waste energy on meaningless pursuits.将事情按优先顺序排列能有效地避免把精力浪费在无意义的工作上。2[PHRASE 短语]优先考虑；给…优先权 If you give priority to something or someone, you treat them as more important than anything or anyone else.   [V inflects]The school will give priority to science, maths and modern languages...学校将重点发展理科、数学和现代语言。The proposals deserve support as they give priority to the needs of children.这些提议值得拥护，因为它们优先考虑了儿童的需求。3[PHRASE 短语]优先于；比…重要 If something takes priority or has priority over other things, it is regarded as being more important than them and is dealt with first.   [V inflects]The fight against inflation took priority over measures to combat the deepening recession...抵制通货膨胀比抑制日益加剧的经济衰退更为重要。I disagree with the premise that economic development has priority over the environment.我不赞成经济发展应优先于环境保护这个前提。

英语单词	priority
英美音标	英 [praɪ'ɒrəti] 美 [praɪ'ɔːrəti]
中文释义	n.优先权；优先；优先顺序
英语例句	(1) This is the key and should be given top priority. (2) Efficiency does not always have priority. (3) Improving the plight of teachers is indeed a priority item.
中文例句	(1) 这是关键，要放在第一位。 (2) 效率不一定总是优先。 (3) 改善教师的困难处境的确是优先处理的一件事情。
vocabulary简明	When a group or a person cares about one thing over all others, that’s the top priority. “After the flood, finding a place to live became their first priority.”
vocabulary扩展	Priority comes from the word prior, which means to come before something else. A priority is the concern, interest or desire that comes before all others. “His first priority was to establish his career and get married later.” “When seeking the perfect wave, Jeff and Wayne made it their priority to be the first surfers on the beach.” "The new CEO's top priority was firing her predecessor's hires."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]优先事项；最重要的事；当务之急 If something is a priority, it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do. Being a parent is her first priority... 做好母亲是她的头等大事。 The government's priority is to build more power plants... 政府的首要任务是建造更多的发电站。 Getting your priorities in order is a good way to not waste energy on meaningless pursuits. 将事情按优先顺序排列能有效地避免把精力浪费在无意义的工作上。 2 [PHRASE 短语]优先考虑；给…优先权 If you give priority to something or someone, you treat them as more important than anything or anyone else. [V inflects] The school will give priority to science, maths and modern languages... 学校将重点发展理科、数学和现代语言。 The proposals deserve support as they give priority to the needs of children. 这些提议值得拥护，因为它们优先考虑了儿童的需求。 3 [PHRASE 短语]优先于；比…重要 If something takes priority or has priority over other things, it is regarded as being more important than them and is dealt with first. [V inflects] The fight against inflation took priority over measures to combat the deepening recession... 抵制通货膨胀比抑制日益加剧的经济衰退更为重要。 I disagree with the premise that economic development has priority over the environment. 我不赞成经济发展应优先于环境保护这个前提。

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