priority什么意思（灵魂短语give priority to sth/sb用法）

关于priority用法副词丰富，今天只讲其中的三个最灵魂的短语：

priority /praɪˈɔːrəti/

n.优先事项，当务之急，首要事情，重点;优先，优先权;(车辆的)优先通行权

adj.优先的

1. give priority to sth/sb 给某事/某人以优先权; 优先考虑

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。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

The government has given top priority to reforming the tax system.

政府优先致力于税制改革。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

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。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

At present we should give priority to education.

目前要重点发展教育。

当priority前有词语high等修饰的时候，往往转化为可数名词，如：

If possible, give a higher priority to the jobs that you anticipate will have the highest elapsed time.

如果可能，为那些预计将历时最长的任务提供较高的优先级。

Governments giving a high priority to growth have various means at their disposal for influencing it.

优先重视增长的政府有各种手段可以用来影响增长。

2.take or have priority (over sth/sb) (比某事/某人)具有优先权

The search for a new vaccine will take priority over all other medical research.

研制新的疫苗将排在其他一切医学研究之前。(priority是uc)

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。(priority是uc)

For drug addicts, the need to feed the addiction takes priority over everything else.

对于吸毒者来说满足毒瘾胜过一切。(priority是uc)《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

3.make sth a high priority把……列为优先考虑的事项
The Labour Party has not made the issue a high priority.

工党尚未将该问题列为优先考虑的事项。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

最后送给大家一句嘚瑟的口语：

You are my priority.

你是我的最爱。