剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - priority collapse

priority
[UK]/praɪ'ɒr.ɪ.ti/ [US]/-'ɔ:r.ə.tˌi/
noun [C or U]
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* something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things
优先考虑的事

1. The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.
管理部门似乎并不认为应该优先考虑办公室安全问题。

2. My first/top priority is to find somewhere to live.
我首先要考虑的是找个地方住。

3. You have to learn to get your priorities right/straight (= decide which are the most important jobs or problems and deal with them first).
你必须学会先处理最重要的事。

4. Mending the lights is a priority task (= more important than other jobs).
修灯这个任务更重要。

5. Banks normally give priority to large businesses when deciding on loans (= They deal with them first because they consider them most important).
银行在发放贷款时通常优先考虑大企业。

6. Official business requirements obviously take/have priority over personal requests (= Official business matters will be dealt with first).
公事显然应该置于私事之前。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - priority collapse

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.

【搭配模式】：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.

【搭配模式】：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。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - priority collapse

☞ priority
pri·or·ity / prai5CrEti; NAmE -5C:r-; -5B:r- / noun (pl. -ies)
1. [C] something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first
   优先事项；最重要的事；首要事情:
   a high / low priority
   重点/非重点项目
   Education is a top priority.
   教育是当务之急。
   Our first priority is to improve standards.
   我们的头等大事是提高水平。
   Financial security was high on his list of priorities.
   在他的心目中,财政稳固是十分重要的一环。
   You need to get your priorities right (= decide what is important to you).
   你需要把自己的事情分出轻重缓急。
   (NAmE) You need to get your priorities straight.
   你需要把个人事情的轻重缓急分清楚。
2. [U] ~ (over sth) the most important place among various things that have to be done or among a group of people
   优先；优先权；重点
   SYN  precedence :
   Club members will be given priority.
   俱乐部成员享有优先权。
   The search for a new vaccine will take priority over all other medical research.
   研制新的疫苗将排在其他一切医学研究之前。
   Priority cases, such as homeless families, get dealt with first.
   优先事项,比如无家可归家庭的问题,得到优先处理。
3. [U] (BrE) the right of a vehicle to go before other traffic at a particular place on a road
   (车辆的)优先通行权
   SYN  right of way :
   Buses have priority at this junction.
   在这个路口,公共汽车有优先通行权。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - priority collapse

priority noun

• ADJECTIVE high, main, major, number-one, top | first, immediate, urgent Getting food, medicine and blankets to flood victims is the most urgent ~. | low Material possessions have always been a low ~ for Mike. | budget, budgetary, legislative (esp. AmE), spending, strategic Using the Internet is one of the company's top strategic priorities.

• VERB + PRIORITY choose, decide on, determine, establish, identify, set, sort out You need to sort out your priorities before making a decision about the future. | get, have, take When hospital funds are being allocated children take ~. | assign, give We assign a high ~ to research and development. | The bank seems to give ~ to new customers. | re-evaluate (AmE), reorder, rethink To reduce stress you may have to rethink your priorities in life.

• PREPOSITION ~ over Her family takes ~ over her work.

• PHRASES a list of priorities | order of ~ List the tasks in order of ~. | place a high ~ on sth, place a low ~ on sth We need to place a higher ~ on family and social issues.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - priority collapse

priority

noun

priority ♦︎ emphasis ♦︎ stress ♦︎ precedenceThese are all words for the fact of giving sth special importance. 这些词均表示强调、重视。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆priority / precedence over sb / sth◆(a) particular / special / equal priority / emphasis / stress◆the main priority / emphasis◆great / undue emphasis / stress◆to have priority / a ... emphasis / precedence◆to take priority / precedence◆to give sb / sth priority / emphasis / precedence◆to put emphasis / stress on sb / sth◆to lay / place emphasis / stress on sb / sth◆in order of priority / precedence■ priority praɪˈɒrəti; NAmE praɪˈɔːrəti, praɪˈɑːrəti [countable, uncountable] something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first; the condition of being more important than sb else and therefore coming or being dealt with first 优先事项；最重要的事；优先◆a high / low priority重点／非重点项目◆Education is a top priority.教育是重中之重。◆ (especially BrE) You need to get your priorities right (= decide what is important to you).你需要把个人事情的轻重缓急分清楚。◆ (NAmE) You need to get your priorities straight.你需要把个人事情的轻重缓急分清楚。◆Club members will be given priority.俱乐部会员将享有优先权。◆Her family takes priority over her work.她把家庭排在工作的前面。◆List the tasks in order of priority.按照轻重缓急的顺序把任务都列出来。◆Priority cases, such as homeless families, get dealt with first.符合优先类别的，如无住房家庭，可获优先处理。  see also prioritize ⇨ stress verb ■ emphasis ˈemfəsɪs (plural emphases ˈemfəsiːz ) [uncountable, countable] special importance that is given to sth 强调；重视；重要性◆The emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language.重点大多放在学习口语上。◆There has been a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries.重点已经从制造业向服务业转移。◆The classes have a vocational emphasis.这些课强调职业技能。  see also emphasize ⇨ stress verb ■ stress [uncountable] special importance that is given to sth 强调；重视；重要性◆She lays great stress on punctuality.她十分注重守时。◆I think the company places too much stress on cost and not enough on quality.我认为公司对成本强调有余，而对质量则重视不足。   see also stress ⇨ stress verb NOTE 辨析 Emphasis or stress?There is very little difference in meaning between these two words. Emphasis is much more frequent and slightly more formal; stress is often more personal, used to talk about what a particular person thinks is important, rather than the focus of a debate, campaign or service, for example. 这两个词含义差别很小。emphasis要常用得多，且略显正式。stress常表示个人态度，指特定的人所重视的事，并非辩论、运动或服务等的重点。■ precedence ˈpresɪdəns [uncountable] (rather formal) the condition of being more important than sb/sth else and therefore coming or being dealt with first 优先；优先权◆She had to learn that her wishes did not take precedence over other people's needs.她必须懂得，自己的愿望不凌驾于他人的需要之上。◆The speakers came on to the platform in order of precedence.演讲人按优先顺序先后上台。NOTE 辨析 Priority or precedence?In some cases you can use either of these words. 在有些情况下这两个词可以通用◆Her wishes did not take priority / precedence over other people's needs.她的愿望不凌驾于他人的需要之上。However, people or things usually take precedence on the basis of rank: because they are older, have a higher social status or a more senior position. People or things are usually given priority on the basis of need. 但是因年龄、社会地位或职位高而排在前面获优先对待时通常用take precedence。人或事按需要度获优先处理通常说be given priority◆The speakers came on to the platform in order of priority. ◆Homeless families will be given precedence.

新牛津英语同义词词典 - priority collapse

priority

noun
1 pioneering new forms of surgery should be a priority for the National Health Service
PRIME CONCERN , first concern, most important consideration, most pressing matter, matter of greatest importance, main thing, primary issue.

2 the government's commitment to give priority to primary education | the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter
PRECEDENCE , greater importance, preference, precedency, pre-eminence, first/highest place, predominance, primacy, urgency, the lead, weighting, weight.

3 traffic already on the roundabout has priority
RIGHT OF WAY.

词源记忆 - priority collapse

priority 优先权
来自prior, 先前的，优先的；-ity, 名词后缀。引申词义优先权。