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

• 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。
• To clamber up the pecking order, some people slave away nights and weekends at the office.
  为了攀爬上更高的等级，一些人晚上和周末也在办公室苦干。
• 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。
• Viewing the entrepreneurs and banks by graphic solution, the paper analyses the pecking order theory.
  本文从逆向选择角度，利用图解及数学模型分析解释了企业优序融资理论。
• A new employee must always obey the pecking order, or he will get his superiors upset.
  新进员工必须遵守阶级顺序，否则会令上级不高兴。
• 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。
• The pecking order continues to change.
  尊卑次序继续发生改变。
• 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。
• He knew his place in the pecking order
  他知道自己排老几。
• This year, however, the pecking order has been reversed.
  然而，今年的权力等级发生了转变。