precedence /'presidans; pn'sidns/ n [U] (right to a) priority, or to a senior place. 在前; 居先; 優(yōu)越; 優(yōu)先權(quán)。 have/take ~ (over): 在…之上; 優(yōu)于 questions which take ~ over all others, which must be considered first, 必須在所有其他問題之先加以考慮的一些問題 (必須優(yōu)先考慮的問題) 。