priorities

英 [praɪˈɒrɪtiz]

美 [praɪˈɔrətiz]

n.  优先事项; 最重要的事; 首要事情; 优先; 优先权; 重点; (车辆的)优先通行权
priority的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 优先事项；最重要的事；当务之急
  If something is apriority, 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.
  1. Being a parent is her first priority...
     做好母亲是她的头等大事。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• PHRASE 优先考虑；给…优先权
  If yougive priority tosomething or someone, you treat them as more important than anything or anyone else.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 优先于；比…重要
  If somethingtakes priorityorhas priority overother things, it is regarded as being more important than them and is dealt with first.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• In our work we must distinguish our priorities.
  我们干工作要分清主次。
• Measurement, analysis and improvement of products and processes should be used to establish appropriate priorities for the organization;
  应当将产品和过程的测量、分析和改进用于确定组织活动的适当的优先顺序；
• All localities and government departments must substantially change their thinking and priorities in their economic work.
  各地方、各部门必须在经济工作思路和重点上有一个大的转变。
• I will write down my priorities: thinking of my loved ones and my responsibilities.
  我将记下我优先要去做的事情：想念我亲爱的人和我的责任。
• Once you have your priorities in order, you can deal with them one at a time.
  一旦你排好了优先级，你就可以一个个来处理它们了。
• Their short term priorities are in direct contradiction to their long term goals.
  他们的短期重点和长期目标互相矛盾。
• Priorities enable you rank values, goals, standards, and resources in their order of importance to you.
  优先次序使价值观、目标、标准和资源能按其重要性进行排序。
• The tenor of the opening remarks reflects the divergence in the priorities of the two sides.
  开场白的要旨反映了双方在何为当务之急上存在分歧。
• He says setting priorities is of critical importance
  他说确定优先顺序是至关重要的。
• Environmental standards, management objectives and priorities should reflect the environmental and developmental context to which they apply.
  环境标准、管理目标和重点应反映它们所应用到的环境和发展范围。