pecking-order

英 ['pekɪŋ'ɔːdər] 美 ['pekɪŋ'ɔːdər]

• n. 长幼尊卑次序

英英释义

名词 pecking order:

1. the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He started as a clerk but gradually rose in the pecking order.
   他一开始是一个职员，后来渐渐职位提高了。