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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1729 COCA: 2112

priority

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pri·or·i·ty1 /praɪˈɒrəti $ -ˈɔːr-/ ●●○ S3 W2 AWL noun (plural priorities)  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]IMPORTANT the thing that you think is most important and that needs attention before anything else 优先处理的事，当务之急
 The club’s priority is to win the League.
该俱乐部首先考虑的是要赢得联赛。
first/top/main priority
 The children are our first priority.
孩子是我们的头等大事。
 After several burglaries in the area, security is now a high priority (=very important and needing attention soon).
该地区发生了几宗入室盗窃案以后，治安成了当务之急。
 With so little money available, repairs must remain a low priority (=not important and not needing attention soon).
可用的钱这么少，只好暂时放下维修事宜了。
 The customer is high on our list of priorities.
顾客在我们的心目中排在第一位。
 List your tasks in order of priority (=most important first).
按照轻重缓急列出你的工作。
2  IMPORTANT[uncountableU] the right to be given attention first and before other people or things 优先权
priority over
 Buses should have priority over other road users.
相较于其他路面交通工具，公共汽车应享有优先通行权。
 A young person who has finished the course will be given priority over one who has not.
完成课程的年轻人将比没有完成的获得优先考虑。
 I want to start work on the garden but the house must take priority.
我想开始整修花园，不过还是先得打扫屋子。
3  get your priorities right  (also get your priorities straight American English)IMPORTANT to know what is most important and needs attention first 分清楚事情的轻重缓急
 We need to get our priorities right.
我们得分清楚轻重缓急。
Examples from the Corpus
get your priorities right• Although you are in a seemingly hopeless situation, keep thinking and get your priorities right.• Some people just can't get their priorities right!• Have we got our priorities right?• Before we talk, I suggest we get our priorities right.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the thing that you think is most important and that needs attention before anything else
adjectives
a high priority (=very important)
Right now, the environment is a high priority.
an urgent priority
He sees these negotiations as an urgent priority.
a low priority (=not very important)
At that time, architecture was a low priority.
the top/main/number one priority
Controlling spending is his top priority.
the first priority
The first priority for most unemployed people is obtaining a job.
the overriding priority (=the most important one)
The reduction of inflation must be the Government’s overriding priority.
somebody’s immediate priority (=which must be dealt with immediately)
Their immediate priority was to find somewhere to sleep that night.
phrases
a list/set of priorities
Marriage isn’t very high on my list of priorities.
in order of priority (=with the most important first)
They asked voters to list issues in order of priority.
verbs
set priorities (=decide what the priorities are)
With any new project, it's important to set priorities.
sort out your priorities (=decide which things are the most important as a way of dealing with a situation)
If you’ve got a lot of things to do, sort out your priorities.
make something a priority
Lisa had a job, but she'd always made her family the priority.
somebody’s priorities change
As you get older, your priorities may change.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the right to be given attention first and before other people or things
verbs
have priority
Couples may have to decide whose career has priority.
get priority
The breakdown services say that women on their own get priority.
take priority (=become the most important thing)
Winning the war took priority over everything else.
give priority to somebody/something
The hospital always gives priority to emergency cases.
Examples from the Corpus
priority• There has been a priority of worship.• But equal priority is my people.• The President promised to give priority to reducing unemployment.• For years her highest priority had been a career.• The focus is priorities for improvements.• But black and ethnic minority subjects still have low priority in psychology.• My main priority is get through all my exams.• Safety has always been our number one priority.• Not long after expressing interest, general manager Dan Duquette decided he has other priorities.• First, let's decide what our priorities are.• Our priority right now is to get food and medical supplies to the region.• The priority after the divestiture, though, will be reducing debt, he said.• Aid for environmental planning in developing countries has been designated a top priority.
in order of priority• To help you avoid over-reacting, put the items listed below in order of priority.• It is often better to be selective or list the problems in order of priority.• The referrals are usually sorted by a team leader, put in order of priority, and allocated to social workers.• Without water we would survive about four days, so in order of priority for life it's number two after oxygen.• He built up neat stacks in order of priority, slipped rubber bands around them, dropped them in his briefcase.• We'd like you to put them in order of priority to agree with our judges' decision.• A Health Care Commission was set up to rank hundreds of treatments in order of priority, using a formula similar to QALYs.
take priority• The need to feed the addiction takes priority over all other activities, leading to personal neglect, anti-social behaviour and crime.• With the push to integrate, will the needs of the regular education child take priority over the special education child?• The national reconstruction agenda is taking priority.• If it's sold the first lender takes priority.• Commonality quickly took priority over distinctiveness.• The evidence was strong that the council subcommittee was persuaded before the public hearing that the Housing Commission should take priority.• How do you decide whom should take priority?• Those available will be busy rehabilitating stroke patients, who take priority.
priority2 adjectiveadj  
before other people or things 优先的
 Members receive priority bookings and reduced ticket prices to all concerts.
会员可优先预订所有音乐会的门票，并享受优惠票价。
From Longman Business Dictionary
prioritypri·or·i·ty /praɪˈɒrəti-ˈɔːr-/ noun (plural priorities) [countableC]
1the thing that is more important than anything else, and that needs attention first
Cost-cutting measures continue to be thefirst priority at the company.
The measures dominated Finland’s economic priorities.
A free-trade pact with Mexico should be atop priority.
2be given/have/get/take/ priority to be considered more important or needing more attention than anything else and therefore dealt with first
Workers accepting redundancy will have priority for jobs elsewhere at G.M.
American Express cardholders will be given priority booking at Forte hotels.
Criminal cases take priority over civil suits.
pri·or·i·ty1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2priority2 adjectiveadj
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1729 COCA: 2112
priority

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRIORITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤high, main, major, number-one, top優先考慮事項；非常重要的事；重中之重；應予以最優先考慮的事➤first, immediate, urgent當務之急◇Getting food, medicine and blankets to flood victims is the most urgent priority.為洪災地區提供食物、藥品和毯子是當務之急。➤low次要問題◇Material possessions have always been a low priority for Mike.對邁克來說，物質的追求一直都是次要的。➤budget, budgetary, legislative, spending, strategic預算／立法／消費／戰略優先考慮的問題◇Using the Internet is one of the company's top strategic priorities.使用因特網是該公司頂級的優先戰略之一。VERB + PRIORITY➤choose, decide on, determine, establish, identify, set, sort out分出輕重緩急；決定什麼是當務之急；篩選出重點◇You need to sort out your priorities before making a decision about the future.對未來作出決定之前，你有必要分出主次。➤get, have, take有優先權◇When hospital funds are being allocated children take priority.分配醫院經費的時候優先考慮兒童。➤assign, give分配／給予優先權◇We assign a high priority to research and development.我們高度重視研究和開發。◇The bank seems to give priority to new customers.這家銀行似乎優先考慮新客戶。➤re-evaluate, reorder, rethink重新評估／重新排列／重新考慮輕重緩急◇To reduce stress you may have to rethink your priorities in life.要減輕壓力，你可能得重新考慮生活中的輕重緩急。PREPOSITION➤priority over優先於⋯◇Her family takes priority over her work.對她來說，家庭比工作重要。PHRASES➤a list of priorities按事情的輕重緩急列出的清單▸➤order of priority優先考慮的順序◇List the tasks in order of priority.把各項任務按重要程度依次列出來。➤place a high priority on sth, place a low priority on sth優先考慮⋯；不重視⋯◇We need to place a higher priority on family and social issues.我們需要優先考慮家庭和社會問題。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1729 COCA: 2112
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.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1729 COCA: 2112
priority
Important thing or detail: feature, priority, element...
Importance: importance, emphasis, priority...
A right to know, have or do something: access, entry, entrance...

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