英语词组pecking是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	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。
随便看	double-edged double or nothing double or quits double quick doubt doubting doubts do well by sb do well for yourself do well out of sb do well out of sb/sth do well out of sth do well to do sth down down and out down at heel down for the count downhill downhill all the way down in the dumps down in the mouth down-low downs down the drain down the hatch

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