| 单词 | priority |
| 释义 | priority (once / 737 pages) n When a group or a person cares about one thing over all others, that’s the top priority. “After the flood, finding a place to live became their first priority.” Priority comes from the word prior, which means to come before something else. A priority is the concern, interest or desire that comes before all others. “His first priority was to establish his career and get married later.” “When seeking the perfect wave, Jeff and Wayne made it their priority to be the first surfers on the beach.” "The new CEO's top priority was firing her predecessor's hires." WORD FAMILYpriority: priorities, prioritise, prioritize+/prior: priority, priorly, priors, priorship/prioritise: prioritising/prioritize: prioritized, prioritizing/priorship: priorships USAGE EXAMPLESGovernors typically use the speech to outline their priorities and introduce new programs and initiatives, sending ripples cascading across the state. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) For many of the patients we treat, daily life is such a struggle that brushing and flossing are a low priority. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The measure, which passed the Republican House three times since 2011, is a GOP priority. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n status established in order of importance or urgency national independence takes priority over class struggle Syn|Hypo|Hyper precedence, precedency back burner reduced priority front burnertop priority high status a position of superior status 2n preceding in time Syn|Ant|Hyper antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness following in time earliness quality of coming early or earlier in time |
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