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单词 priority
释义 priority
priority /praɪˈɒr.ɪ.ti/ aep /-ˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/ noun [C or U]
B2 something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things: » The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.» My first/top priority is to find somewhere to live.» You have to learn to get your priorities right/straight (= decide which are the most important jobs or problems and deal with them first).» Mending the lights is a priority task (= more important than other jobs).» Banks normally give priority to large businesses when deciding on loans (= they deal with them first because they consider them most important).» Official business requirements obviously take/have priority over personal requests (= official business matters will be dealt with first).Thesaurus+: ↑Order and sequence , ↑Simultaneous and consecutiveThesaurus+: ↑Important and essential things , ↑Information and messages
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Extra Examples:» We need to establish a new set of priorities.» You need to identify your priorities.» a low priority task» If agriculture were given priority, the country would easily be able to feed itself.» The establishment of new areas of employment is a priority.
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