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

• 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。
• New individuals should never be added to an existing colony, as they disrupt the pecking order.
  所以，最好不要添加新的个体到一个已经固定的群落中去，这有可能打乱原来固有的秩序。
• Parental authority still has some meaning. But, unlike conventional family holidays, I am at the bottom of the pecking order.
  父母的权威还是管点用的。但是，与传统的家庭假日不同，我排在权力等级的最低部。
• It's a good idea to get the names, titles and pecking order of panel members.
  事先了解面试团成员的名字、头衔、级别排序是大有裨益的。
• Harvey and Bob Weinstein founded Miramax and led the company into its 1990s heyday, when it shook up the Hollywood pecking order.
  哈维和鲍勃温斯坦创立了米拉麦克斯，带领公司进入1990年代的鼎盛期，并撼动了好莱坞的权势等级。
• 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。
• The pecking order continues to change.
  尊卑次序继续发生改变。
• He knew his place in the pecking order
  他知道自己排老几。
• 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。
• In reality, the bill raised a chilling prospect for debt investors: that in extreme situations the government could upend the traditional pecking order of the bankruptcy process.
  而事实上，这份法案让债券投资者看到了一个令其不寒而栗的前景：在极端情况下，政府有可能将传统的破产清算程序来个大倒转。