pri.or.i.tize
v.（动词）pri.or.i.tized,pri.or.i.tiz.ing,pri.or.i.tiz.es 【用法疑难】 v.tr.（及物动词）To arrange or deal with in order of importance.以优先顺序排列：以重要性为顺序安排或处理v.intr.（不及物动词）To put things in order of importance:优先考虑：以重要性为顺序进行排列：例句：.Everyone should take time to be alone, to prioritize and meditate.(Art Linkletter).每个人都应花时间独处，以理清事物的轻重缓急和进行反省.(阿特·林克莱特)
来源：priorit(y) priorit(y)-ize -ize
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prior.itiza.tion
It can be argued thatprioritize serves a useful function in providing a single word to mean .arrange according to priority,. but like many other recent formations with-ize, it is widely regarded as corporate or bureaucratic jargon.In an earlier survey,prioritize was unacceptable to the great majority of the Usage Panel. See Usage Note at -ize 人们当然可以争论prioritize 在提供一个单字以表示.按优先次序排列.上的有用功能， 但是象许多其他新近形成的以-ize 结尾的词一样， 它被广泛地认为是公司或官僚主义的行话。在较早的一次调查中发现，用法专题使用小组中绝大多数认为prioritize 不可接受 参见 -ize
