pecking order

劍橋詞典

an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others
等級(jí)排序
There's a clearly established pecking order in this office . 這個(gè)辦公室有明顯的等級(jí)排序。
He started as a clerk but gradually rose in the pecking order . 他剛開始是個(gè)職員，但慢慢地地位陞高了。 返回 pecking order