priority /praɪˈɒrɪtɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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. 优先处理的事

  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。

• 2. 

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

  例：

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

  女性更可能给孩子的照料和教育方案以优先考虑。

• 3. 

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

  例：

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

  对抗通货膨胀的斗争比对抗日益加深的经济衰退措施更具优先性。