新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

priority

英  [praɪˈɒrɪti]
    
美  [-ˈɔːr-]

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • priorities

    1[C 可数名词] 优先处理的事

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Being a parent is her first priority.

    做母亲是她的头等大事。

    例:

    The government's priority is to build more power plants.

    政府的当务之急是建造更多的发电厂。

    例:

    You may be surprised to find that your priorities change after having a baby.

    你或许会惊讶地发现,生完孩子后你要优先处理的事务会发生变化。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • give priority

    1优先考虑

    If you give priority to something or someone, you treat them as more important than anything or anyone else.

    双语例句

    例:

    Women are more likely to give priority to child care and education policies.

    女性更可能会优先考虑对孩子的照料以及教育政策。

  • take priority , have priority

    1有优先性

    If something takes priority or has priority over other things, it is regarded as being more important than them and is dealt with first.

    双语例句

    例:

    The fight against inflation took priority over measures to combat the deepening recession.

    抑制通货膨胀比采取措施消除日益加剧的经济衰退更重要。