important
adj
ɪmˈpɔːtənt adj
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an important event, decision, problem etc has a big effect or influence on people’s lives or on events in the future When you mean that you care or think about something a lot, say that it is you, not that it is ‘important for’ you. 表示你对某事很关心时，要说 it is important to you, 不要说 it is important for you。
a very important meeting
很重要的会议
The accident taught him an important lesson.
事故给了他很大的教训。
Happiness is more important than money.
快乐比金钱更重要。
‘What did you say?’ ‘Oh, nothing important.’
“你说什么？”“噢，没什么。”
it is important (to do sth)
It’s important to explain the procedure to the patient.
向病人解释治疗程序十分重要。
It’s vitally important that you understand the danger.
了解危险所在是极为重要的。
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It was important for the president to continue his schedule, regardless of the bomb threat.
总统不顾炸弹的威胁仍继续他的日程安排，这十分重要。
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Nothing could be more important to me than my family.
对我来说，没有什么比家庭更重要。
2 people who are important have a lot of power or influence 〔人〕有权力的，有影响力的
a very important customer
一位大客户
They carry guns because it makes them feel important .
他们携带枪支，因为这使他们感觉自己很有势力。
3 similar words 类似单词
main
4 not important 不重要的
unimportant