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单词 peck order
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peck order in British English

(pɛk ˈɔːdə)
noun
another term for pecking order (sense 1)
 

pecking order in British English

noun
1.  Also called: peck order
a natural hierarchy in a group of gregarious birds, such as domestic fowl
2. 
any hierarchical order, as among people in a particular group

Examples of 'peck order' in a sentence
peck order

Would have known where he was in pecking order from the start.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He uses it to determine pecking order and to show off.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He said it was legitimate to have a pay scale 'pecking order' among editors.
The Sun (2018)
It is about pecking order; about demonstrating through physical prowess one's adaptive superiority.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Pecking order and appearances are everything.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What an effort it must be, maintaining your place in the modern celebrity pecking order.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Curtain calls are theatre on the hoof: half real, half fantasy, a unique sneak peek at egos and pecking orders in their unnatural habitat.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Every residence or estate will have its own set of rules about pets, uniform, visitors and even pecking order.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Pecking orders are established in early childhood and, try as you might, it's quite hard to get away from them; ditto the parcelling-off of talents.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And, as with any band, there's a noticeable pecking order, which reveals itself in the players' arrival times.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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