剑桥词典an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others 等级排序 There's a clearly established pecking order in this office . 这个办公室有明显的等级排序。 He started as a clerk but gradually rose in the pecking order . 他刚开始是个职员，但慢慢地地位升高了。 返回 pecking order