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

• The pecking order continues to change.
  尊卑次序继续发生改变。
• This is much more of a problem for you than it is for him, as he is above you in the pecking order.
  这给你造成的问题比他大，因为他在公司的地位比你高。
• 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。
• And even a well-meaning Google can have devastating effects on companies that fall foul of its secret judgments on where they should rank in the decisive pecking order of the search world.
  而且，即使谷歌的本意是好的，也可能对那些冒犯其神秘排序算法的公司造成毁灭性影响因为这些公司在搜索世界中决定性的排名如何，要由那些算法决定。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They prefer to enhance the clout and economic reach of state-backed companies at the top of the pecking order.
  他们更愿意扩大在行业中处于领先地位的国有企业的影响力和经济活动范围。