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precedence美 ['presɪdəns] 英 ['presɪdəns] n. superiority,priority,preference,primacy,antecedence 1. | [u] ~ (over sb/sth) 优先；优先权the condition of being more important than sb else and therefore coming or being dealt with first |
| She had to learn that her wishes did not take precedence over other people's needs. 她必须懂得，自己的愿望不能先于别人的需要。 | | The speakers came on to the platform in order of precedence(= the most important one first) . 演讲人按行辈鱼贯上台。 |
n. | 1. a relative importance in rank and status that determines something such as the order in which participants are placed in a formal situation 2. the right or need to be dealt with before somebody or something else or to be treated as more important than somebody or something else 3. the fact of being more important than others 4. a more important position or status than something or someone else, or the right to a more important position or status 1. a relative importance in rank and status that determines something such as the order in which participants are placed in a formal situation 2. the right or need to be dealt with before somebody or something else or to be treated as more important than somebody or something else 3. the fact of being more important than others 4. a more important position or status than something or someone else, or the right to a more important position or status |
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