priority

名词 priority:

1. status established in order of importance or urgency
   同义词：precedence, precedency
2. preceding in time
   同义词：antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency

1. Vehicles coming from the right have priority.
   从右边驶来的车辆享有优先通行权。
2. The search for a new vaccine took priority over all other medical research.
   在各种医药研究中，应首先解决寻找新疫苗的问题。
3. Your trouble is you've got your priorities back to front!
   你因为本末倒置才出了麻烦！
4. The Government gave (top) priority to reforming the legal system.
   政府将改革法制列为工作的重点。
5. You must decide what your priorities are.
   你应该分清轻重缓急。
6. Housework is low on her list of priorities.
   在她那些非做不可的事情中，家务活并不重要。
7. Rebuilding the area is a (top) priority.
   重建这一地区是当务之急。
8. I have priority over you in my claim.
   我的请求比你的优先。

pri.or.i.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 pri.or.i.ties
Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency.
领先，优先：尤指按重要性或紧急程度的顺序建立的优先地位

An established right to precedence.
优先权：已获得的（或已被承认的）居先的权利
An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence.
建立这种居先地位的有权威的分级
A preceding or coming earlier in time.
在先，居前：在时间上居前或来得早
Something afforded or deserving prior attention.
优先考虑的事或值得优先注意的事

来源：
Middle English priorite
中古英语 priorite
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin priôrit3s
源自 中世纪拉丁语 priôrit3s
from Latin prior [first] * see prior 2
源自 拉丁语 prior [第一] *参见 prior2