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单词 priority
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priority
noun[CorU]
uk
/praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/us
/praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
B2
something that is veryimportantand must bedealtwith before other things:
优先考虑的事
Themanagementdid notseemtoconsiderofficesafetya priority.
Myfirst/toppriority is tofindsomewheretolive.我首先要考虑的是找个地方住。
You have tolearntogetyourprioritiesright/straight(=decidewhich are the mostimportantjobsorproblemsanddealwith them first).你必须学会先处理最重要的事。
Repairing theplumbingis a prioritytask(= moreimportantthan otherjobs).修好水管是当务之急。
Banksnormallygiveprioritytolargebusinesseswhendecidingonloans(= theydealwith them first because theyconsiderthem mostimportant).银行在发放贷款时通常优先考虑大企业。
Officialbusinessrequirementsobviouslytake/havepriorityoverpersonalrequests(=officialbusinessmatterswill bedealtwith first).公事显然应放在私事之上。
More examples
  • We need toestablisha new set of priorities.
  • You need toidentifyyourpriorities.
  • alowprioritytask
  • Ifagriculturewere given priority, thecountrywouldeasilybeabletofeeditself.
  • Theestablishmentof newareasofemploymentis a priority.
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Important and essential things
(Definition ofpriorityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
priority
noun[CorU]
uk
/praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/us
/praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
B2
something that is veryimportantand must bedealtwith before other things
优先考虑的事
Themanagementdid notseemtoconsiderofficesafetyto be a priority.管理部门似乎并不认为应优先考虑办公室安全问题。
Myfirst/toppriority is tofindsomewheretolive.我首先要考虑的是找个地方住。
You have tolearntogetyourprioritiesright/straight(=decidewhich are the mostimportantjobsorproblemsanddealwith them first).你必须学会先处理最重要的事。
Repairing theplumbingis a prioritytask(= moreimportantthan otherjobs).修好水管是当务之急。
Banksnormallygiveprioritytolargebusinesseswhendecidingonloans(= theydealwith them first because theyconsiderthem mostimportant).银行在发放贷款时通常优先考虑大企业。
Officialbusinessrequirementsobviouslytake/havepriorityoverpersonalrequests(=officialbusinessmatterswill bedealtwith first).公事显然应放在私事之上。
More examples
  • We need toestablisha new set of priorities.
  • You need toidentifyyourpriorities.
  • alowprioritytask
  • Ifagriculturewere given priority, thecountrywouldeasilybeabletofeeditself.
  • Theestablishmentof newareasofemploymentis a priority.

priority| American Dictionary

priority
noun[C/U]
us
/prɑɪˈɔr·ɪ·t̬i,-ˈɑr-/
something that isconsideredmoreimportantthan othermatters:
[C]Thepresidentvowedto makeeducationone of histoppriorities.
takes priority over
If somethingtakespriority over somethingelse, it is moreimportant:
[U]Gettingfreshwaterandfoodto thefloodvictimstakespriority overdealingwiththeirinsuranceclaims.
(Definition ofpriorityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

priority| Business English

priority
noun
uk
/praɪˈɒrəti/us
pluralpriorities
[C]
something that you do ordealwith first because it is moreimportantorurgentthan other things:
Thecompanyfocusesonbusinesspriorities that make adifference:intensecommitmenttocustomerserviceandmaintaininglowcosts.
strategic/corporatepriorities
spending/financial/investmentpriorities
a top/number one/first priorityFor theInternalRevenueService,protectionoftaxpayers'datais atoppriority.
a high/clear priorityRegulators, bothgloballyandlocally, need todefineclearerpriorities.
sb's priority is to do sthAt themoment,ourpriority is torecruithigh-calibreemployeestosupplementtheexistingstaff.
make sth a priorityUnionrepresentativesareanxiousto makehealthcarebenefitsa priority fortheirworkersover the next fewmonths.
identify/set/establish prioritiesThe bank'sboardofdirectorswascriticizedforfailingto set priorities.
a list/set of prioritiesTackling theissueofWorlddebtreliefwill be high on thelistof priorities at next week'ssummit.
[U]
thestateorfactof being the mostimportantjoboraim,comparedto otherjobsoraims:
high/low/top priorityEuroMPsare nowdemandinghigherpriority forclimatechangepolicy.
take/have/get priority (over sth)Undercertaincircumstances, there may bespecialrequirementsthat take priority over allothers.
give sth priority/give priority to sthBothcountrieshave given priority tocorporateinvestment.
a priority area/sectorProductsacrosstwelve prioritysectorsare now beingtradedfreelybetweenmemberstates.
(Definition ofpriorityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpriority

priority
However, some participants reported that cancer had no impact on their life priorities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Each agency must set priorities, since all requests will not be funded.
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Underlying all these priorities is the problem of synthesis, since not all the priorities mentioned above point in the same direction.
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Especially in less developed countries, research on ageing still tends to prejudge people's priorities and to focus narrowly on material outcomes.
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This order directly induces apriorityorder among the nodes: to choose between two nodes, prefer the one which would be visited first.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Typically, some other type of vertex of higherprioritythan (1, 1) will start to proliferate.
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Second, thepriorityof theca versus holdfast decay is unclear.
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Changes in forest practices will require promotion and acceptance of tropical rain-forest conservation as aprioritygovernment policy.
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Finally, the report states priorities for research in the field of prevention, including screening.
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Information is needed on aspects such as outcomes of the intervention, costs, and overall analysis of the relative priorities between prevention and cure.
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Highpriorityis given to maternal and child health care, and there are several programs for prevention of disease during pregnancy, childbirth, and early childhood.
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This is because prices or preferences expressed in money terms do not reflect relative scarcities and social priorities and preferences in these areas.
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Our findings imply that the estimation of accounting prices should now be apriority.
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The highest success rate of priorities was generated by research recommendations from systematic reviews.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The bottom-uppriorityrule at its essence directs lexical knowledge as to when it can inform phoneme decisions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithpriority

priority

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absolute priority
It is the average level of this group that should receiveabsolutepriority; only, he did not define the worst-off group precisely.
From theCambridge English Corpus
budget priorities
It set up a benchmark survey of more than 1,000 local residents, backed up by citizens' panels, to consult on its budget priorities.
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budgetary priorities
We must therefore ensure that our political priorities can also be translated into budgetary priorities.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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