学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2681 prioritize

今天我们要学的词是 prioritize. Prioritize 动词，优先考虑，优先处理。President-elect Donald Trump¹ said he would prioritize the deportation² of two to three million illegal immigrants who are dangerous or have criminal records. 美国当选总统川普表示，他的当务之急是把两到三百万危险的，或是有犯罪记录的非法移民遣送出境。A recent poll finds that more Britons want their government to prioritize favorable trade deals with the EU rather than reducing immigration. 最近的一项民调显示，更多的英国人希望政府把工作重点放在跟欧盟达成更有利于英国的贸易协定，而不是减少移民人数。好的，我们今天学习的词是 prioritize, prioritize, prioritize...

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。