pecking order是什么意思

双语例句

(1)He knew his place in the pecking order.

他知道自己在排序中的位置。

(2)New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.

新西兰在橄榄球国家中首屈一指。

(3)There are no big changes in the pecking order.

这样的排序没有大的变动。

(4)Even senior bondholders, who are high in the pecking order, were hit.

即使是在偿还顺序中处于优先地位的高等级债券持有人也受到了损失。

(5)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。

释义

n.

a hierarchy of status seen among members of a group of people or animals, originally as observed among hens

（一群人或动物中的）长幼尊卑制度，权势等级（最早在母鸡群体中发现）。

(1)Mother Nature's way of testing her creations. Refining the pecking order.

这是大自然母亲检测她产物的方式，调整食物链。《Jurassic World》《侏罗纪世界》