pecking order

英 [ˈpekɪŋ ˈɔːdə(r)]

美 [ˈpekɪŋ ˈɔːrdər]

n.  啄序; (群体中的)尊卑秩序，权势等级

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （群体中的）尊卑秩序，权势等级
  The pecking orderof a group is the way that the positions people have are arranged according to their status or power within the group.
  1. He knew his place in the pecking order...
     他知道自己排老几。
  2. They both came from families fairly far down the social pecking order.
     他们两个都来自社会最底层的家庭。

英英释义

noun

• the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
  Synonym:hierarchypower structure

双语例句

• But as PR profits from advertising's difficulties, it is taking up a host of new stratagems& and seeking to move up the corporate pecking order.
  但由于公关的好处来自广告的疲软，它就要掌握大量新的计策，并将提高其在公司中的地位。
• This year, however, the pecking order has been reversed.
  然而，今年的权力等级发生了转变。
• He started as a clerk but gradually rose in the pecking order.
  他刚开始是个职员，但慢慢地地位升高了。
• It seems envy at being lower in the social pecking order tarnishes the satisfaction of being well off.
  你会嫉妒身处社会等级低下而使对自身富裕的满意度不屑一顾。
• Their taxes would leave the pecking order intact and envy undiminished.
  他们的税收将保持等级次序的完整性，羡慕也不会减少。
• I've had several experiences where store clerks have ignored the person standing in line in front of me and tried to serve me first, because I assume I looked higher up on the pecking order.
  我曾在商店里有过几次这样的经历&大概因为我看上去显得社会地位更高，店员并未理睬排在我身前的顾客，而打算先为我服务。
• Therefore, study on application of pecking order theory in listed mining companies has important practical significance.
  因此，对矿业上市公司的融资优序问题研究具有十分重要的现实意义。
• At the very least a new pecking order appears to be forming.
  最起码，新的等级排序似乎正在逐渐成型。
• Evra's arrival also means John O'Shea and Kieran Richardson will be shunted down the pecking order.
  埃弗拉的到来还意味着奥谢以及理查德森将坐稳“冷板凳”。
• The monkeys were housed in groups so they would naturally establish a pecking order from dominant to subordinate.
  由于一群猴子饲养在同一间房间中，因此它们很自然的建立起从上层到下属的取食顺序。