pecking是什么意思_英语组词翻译_例句及用法释义-英语词典

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pecking

释义

pecking

/ˈpekɪŋ/

●a/the ˈpecking order

(informal,

often humorous)

the way a group is organized, with some members being more important or powerful than others （团体中的）长幼强弱次序，权势等级

◆You don’t get a company car unless you’re pretty high up in the pecking order.
只有在公司里地位相当高的人才能享受公司配给的汽车。

ORIGIN This expression was first used by a scientist in the 1920s after studying groups of birds; he noticed there was an order when birds were feeding, with the strongest birds eating first. 这个表达法在 20 世纪 20 年代首次被一位科学家在研究鸟群后使用，他注意到鸟类有长幼次序，健壮者先啄食。

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