1.名词

优先事项；最重要的事；当务之急

Being a parent is her first priority.

做好母亲是她的头等大事。

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。

Getting your priorities in order is a good way to not wasteenergy 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。

2.词组

Give priority to 优先考虑；给…优先权

The school will give priority to science, maths and modernlanguages.

学校将重点发展理科、数学和现代语言。

The proposals deserve support as they give priority to theneeds of children.

这些提议值得拥护，因为它们优先考虑了儿童的需求。

Priority over 优先于；比…重要

The fight against inflation took priority over measures to combatthe deepening recession.

抵制通货膨胀比抑制日益加剧的经济衰退更为重要。

I disagree with the premise that economic development haspriority over the environment.

我不赞成经济发展应优先于环境保护这个前提。