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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But as PR profits from advertising's difficulties, it is taking up a host of new stratagems& and seeking to move up the corporate pecking order.
  但由于公关的好处来自广告的疲软，它就要掌握大量新的计策，并将提高其在公司中的地位。
• Amongst that top cadre of US schools the pecking order is also changing.
  在美国的顶级商学院中，毕业生薪金的排名情况也在发生变化。
• Evra's arrival also means John O'Shea and Kieran Richardson will be shunted down the pecking order.
  埃弗拉的到来还意味着奥谢以及理查德森将坐稳“冷板凳”。
• 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。
• Japan, in other words, is not conceding its place in the global pecking order relative to China.
  换句话说，和中国比起来，日本没有让出它在国际秩序中的地位。