orderBrE /ˈɔːdə(r)/ NAmE /ˈɔːrd-/► SEE ALLin orderin/of the order ofin order thatin order to do sthof the highest/first orderof a high orderon orderthe order of the dayout of orderin apple-pie orderput/set your (own) house in orderlaw and ordera/the pecking orderin short ordera tall orderin (full/good) working order ●in ˈorder1. (of an official document正式文件) that can be used because it is all correct and legal有效；无误；合法◆If the documents are not in order, the apartment cannot be sold. 如果拿不出这些文件，这套房子不能卖。2. (formal) as it should be正常；妥当；就绪◆Is everything in order for you, sir? 您那儿一切都办妥了吗，先生？3.if sth is in order, it is a suitable thing to do or say on a particular occasion合适；适宜◆I think a drink would be in order. 我想应该喝杯饮料了吧。●in/of the ˈorder of (BrE) (NAmEon the ˈorder of) (formal) (of an amount数量) about; approximately大约；差不多◆They own a business worth in the order of fifteen million euros. 他们拥有一家资产约 1 500 万欧元的公司。◆We employ in the order of 4 000 people in this factory. 我们工厂里大约有 4 000 名员工。●in order that (formal) so that sth can happen目的在于；为了；以便◆All those concerned must work together in order that agreement can be reached on this issue. 一切相关人员必须通力合作，以便能在这个问题上达成协议。●in order to do sthwith the purpose or intention of doing or achieving sth目的是；以便；为了◆She arrived early in order to get a good seat. 她早早到场，好找个好位子。◆In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed. 为掌握全面情况，还需要更多信息。●of the highest/first ˈorder●of a high ˈorderof the best, worst, most extreme, etc. type高品质的；一流的；最差的◆It was a scandal of the first order. 这是桩特大丑闻。●on ˈorderrequested from a shop/store, factory, etc. but not yet received订购中；已订购而尚未交货◆We’ve got 500 copies of the book on order. They should be here later this week. 这本书我们已经订了 500 本，本周晚些时候应该能到。●the ˌorder of the ˈdaywhat is normally done, etc. or should be done in a particular situation; the usual attitudes, beliefs, etc. of a particular group of people（在特定场合中）通常会发生的事情；合时宜的事；流行的习惯或风格 ◆Dinner jackets and evening dresses are the order of the day at these parties. 在这些聚会上，通常都穿无尾礼服和晚礼服。●ˌout of ˈorder1. (of a machine, etc.机器等) broken or not working properly有毛病；出故障◆The phone is out of order again. 电话又坏了。◆There was a notice on the toilet door saying ‘out of order’. 厕所门上贴着“暂停使用”的告示。2. (BrE) (NAmEˌout of ˈline) (informal) (of behaviour, remarks, etc.行为、话语等) not acceptable in a particular situation不当；出格；令人难以忍受◆Your remarks were completely out of order at a meeting like that. 你在那种会议上这么讲话不妥当。●in apple-pie ˈorderneat and very well organized井井有条；井然有序◆She keeps the accounts in apple-pie order.她把账记得清清楚楚。●put/set your (own) ˈhouse in orderorganize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize sb else先管好自己的事；律人先律己◆A government official warned the newspaper industry to put its own house in order before it started to tell other industries how they should be run.一位政府官员警告报业先管好自己再对别的行业指手画脚。●law and ˈordera situation in which most people in a country respect and obey the law; public order法治；治安；遵纪守法◆There has been a breakdown in law and order in some parts of the country.该国某些地区的治安出现了严重问题。◆The President praised the forces of law and order (= the police and the army).总统表彰了维护治安的警察和军队。●a/the ˈpecking order (informal, oftenhumorous) 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。ORIGINThis 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。●in ˌshort ˈorderquickly and without trouble迅速地；毫不拖延◆A decision will have to be made in short order if the new system is to be in place by September.要使新系统 9 月份以前到位，必须迅速作出决定。●a ˌtall ˈordera very difficult task or request难完成的任务；过高的要求◆Finishing this work by the end of the week is a tall order, but I’ll try.周末之前完成这项工作简直太难了，可是我会尽力的。OPPchild’s play●in (full/good) working ˈorder ( in running ˈorder) (of a machine机器) in good condition; working well状况良好；运转正常◆For Sale: Fridge in good working order, £60.出售：冰箱，运行正常，售价60英镑。