1、priority

優先事項；最重要的事；當務之急

Being a parent is her first priority.

做好母親是她的頭等大事。

The government's priority is to build more power plants.

政府的首要任務是建造更多的發電站。

優先考慮；給…優先權

The school will give priority to science, maths and modern languages.

學校將重點發展理科、數學和現代語言。

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

這些提議值得擁護，因為它們優先考慮了兒童的需求。

優先于；比…重要

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

抵制通貨膨脹比抑制日益加劇的經濟衰退更為重要。

I disagree with the premise that economic development has priority over the environment.

我不贊成經濟發展應優先于環境保護這個前提。

2、immediate

立即的;即刻的;即時的

These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect.

這些悲劇性事件造成的后果即刻顯現。

My immediate reaction was just disgust.

我當時的第一反應就是反感。

最接近的;緊接的

In the immediate aftermath of the riots, a mood of hope and reconciliation sprang up.

暴亂過后緊接著出現了期待未來與盼望和解的氣氛。

His immediate superior, General Geichenko, had singled him out for special mention.

他的直接上級蓋琴科將軍特別提到了他。

臨近的;貼近的

Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.

僅有幾個人回到臨近地區工作。

I was seated at Sauter's immediate left.

我緊挨著索特左手邊坐著。