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单词 pecking order
释义
pecking order
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈpek.ɪŋ ˌɔː.dər/us
/ˈpek.ɪŋ ˌɔːr.dɚ/
aninformalsocialsystemin which somepeopleorgroupsknowthey are more or lessimportantthanothers:
等级排序
There's aclearlyestablishedpeckingorderin thisoffice.这个办公室有明显的等级排序。
Hestartedas aclerkbutgraduallyrosein thepeckingorder.他刚开始是个职员，但慢慢地地位升高了。
Compare
power structure
hierarchy
See also
ordernoun(ARRANGEMENT)
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(Definition ofpecking orderfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pecking order| American Dictionary

pecking order
noun[Cusually sing]
infml
us
/ˈpek·ɪŋ ˌɔr·dər/
the order ofimportanceofpeoplein agroup:
Theteachersare solowin thesocialandeconomicpecking order that nobodylistensto them.
(Definition ofpecking orderfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

pecking order| Business English

pecking order
noun[C,usually singular]
HRinformal
uk
us
thelevelofimportanceofpeoplein asocialgroup, atwork, etc:
further/lower down the pecking orderEmployees arelowerdown thepeckingorderinprivateequitythanshareholders.
at the bottom/top of the pecking orderAs one of manycreditors, Mr Dixon is at thebottomof thepeckingorder.
(Definition ofpecking orderfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpecking order

pecking order
He claimed that it was the central factor that determined the internationalpeckingorder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It also confirmed the newpeckingorderwithin the revolutionary alliance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An example of this is when all of the comparisons are consistent with a fixedpeckingorder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To the cognoscenti of cyberspace, there is a strictpeckingorder, all plainly visible in the alphabet soup of letters and punctuation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For them there is apeckingorderin terms of materials from those that are decent and novel to those that are secondary and poor.
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Thepeckingorderof free radicals and antioxidants: lipid peroxidation, a-tocopherol and ascorbate.
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It is a type of music, not a quality of music (or 'quality' music) in terms of which all others musics are judged inferior on the inevitable aestheticpeckingorder.
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That is, apeckingorderexists that sets the agenda and ultimately determines the direction the guideline is going.
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Such a reality is like thepeckingorderamong chickens.
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Thepeckingorderfixed at certain levels years ago should not remain immutable forever.
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He was given leave to speak rather late in thepeckingorder.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What we would like to get rid of is thepeckingorder: universities top, polys next; other major institutions third, minor colleges fourth.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There may 12, 16 or even 20 partners, but there will always be apeckingorderand inequality among the partners.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Where would the matron stand in thepeckingorder, with the proliferation of general managers now being appointed in every hospital throughout the country?
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
You are not near the top of thepeckingorderwhen seen from the centre.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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