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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This year, however, the pecking order has been reversed.
  然而，今年的权力等级发生了转变。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。