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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。

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