[mass noun]the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method 次序,顺序 I filed the cards in alphabetical order. 我按照字母顺序把卡片归档。 ■a state in which everything is in its correct or appropriate place 整齐,有条理 she tried to put her shattered thoughts into some semblance of order. 她试图把她那些支离破碎的想法理出点头绪来。 ■a state in which the laws and rules regulating the public behaviour of members of a community are observed and authority is obeyed 治安,秩序 the army was deployed to keep order. 军队被调来维持治安。 ■[with adj.]the overall state or condition of something 状况 the house had only just been vacated and was in good order. 这房子刚搬空,状况良好。 ■a particular social, political, or economic system 制度 if only the peasantry would rise up against the established order. 如果农民能起来反抗现有制度就好了。 the social order of Britain. 英国的社会制度。 ■the prescribed or established procedure followed by a meeting, legislative assembly, debate, or court of law (会议、议会、辩论或法院的)程序,规程 the meeting was called to order. 会议宣布开始。 ■a stated form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony, prescribed by ecclesiastical authority (宗教)仪式,祭礼;仪式执行方式
an authoritative command, direction, or instruction 命令,指令 he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator. 他不打算接受一个小小的管理人员对他发号施令。 [with infinitive]the skipper gave the order to abandon ship. 船长下令弃船。 ■a verbal or written request for something to be made, supplied, or served 定单 the firm has won an order for six tankers. 公司拿到了六艘油轮的定单。 ■a thing made, supplied, or served as a result of such a request 定货,订购物 he would deliver special orders for the Sunday dinner. 他将去送特别订购的周日正餐。 ■a written direction of a court or judge 法院决议,法官指令 she was admitted to hospital under a guardianship order. 她根据法院的监护令住进了医院。 ■a written direction to pay money or deliver property 汇票;送货单 ■(Brit., archaic)a pass admitting the bearer to a theatre, museum, or private house free or cheaply (英,古)免费(或优惠)入场券,参观券
(常作orders)a social class 社会等级;社会阶级,阶层 the upper social orders. 社会上层。 ■a grade or rank in the Christian ministry, especially that of bishop, priest, or deacon (尤指主教、牧师、执事的)品级,神品 ■(orders)the rank or position of a member of the clergy or an ordained minister of the Church 圣职,牧师职。 参见 holy orders he took priest's orders. 他担任了牧师一职。 ■(Biology)a principal taxonomic category that ranks below class and above family (生)目 ■(Theology)any of the nine grades of angelic beings in the celestial hierarchy as formulated by Pseudo-Dionysius (神学)(九级天使的)级
(亦作Order)a society of monks, nuns, or friars living under the same religious, moral, and social regulations and discipline 修道会 the Franciscan Order. 方济各会。 ■(historical)a society of knights bound by a common rule of life and having a combined military and monastic character (史)骑士团 ■an institution founded by a monarch along the lines of certain medieval crusading monastic orders for the purpose of conferring an honour or honours for merit on those appointed to it 勋爵士团 ■the insignia worn by members of such an institution 勋章 ■a Masonic or similar fraternity 共济会,兄弟会
[in sing.]used to describe the quality, nature, or importance of something (质量、性质、重要性的)类 Mendonca's finishing was of the highest order. 门多恩卡的结尾真是美妙绝伦。
any of the five classical styles of architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite) based on the proportions of columns, amount of decoration, etc. 柱型;装饰样式(多利斯、爱奥尼亚、科林斯、托斯卡那和混合型等五种古典建筑风格之一) ■any style or mode of architecture subject to uniform established proportions 建筑类型,样式
[mass noun][with modifier](Military)equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type (军)专用装备;专用服装 the platoon changed from drill order into PT kit. 全排脱掉了作训服换上了体训装备。 ■(the order)the position in which a rifle is held after ordering arms 立正持枪姿势。 见 order arms
(Mathematics)the degree of complexity of an equation, expression, etc., as denoted by an ordinal number (数)阶 ■the number of differentiations required to reach the highest derivative in a differential equation 方程的阶 ■the number of elements in a finite group 群阶 ■the number of rows or columns in a square matrix 矩阵的阶
verb
[reporting verb]give an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 命令,指令 [with obj. and infinitive]she ordered me to leave. 她命令我离开。 [with direct speech]‘Stop frowning’, he ordered. “别皱眉头”,他命令道。 [with clause]the court ordered that the case should be heard at the end of August. 法庭下令在8月末开庭审理此案。 [with obj.]her father ordered her back home. 她父亲命令她回家。 the judge ordered a retrial. 法官下令重审。 ■[with obj.](order someone about/around)continually tell someone to do things in an overbearing way 不断差遣;盛气凌人地驱使 ■[with obj. and complement](N. Amer.)command (something) to be done or (someone) to be treated in a particular way (北美)指示 Gorbachev ordered the resolution suspended. 戈尔巴乔夫指示搁置决议。
[with obj.]request (something) to be made, supplied, or served 定制;订购,定货 my mate ordered the tickets last week. 我朋友上周订的票。 [with two objs]I asked the security guard to order me a taxi. 我请保安为我叫辆出租车。 [no obj.]are you ready to order, sir?. 您可以点菜了吗,先生?。
[with obj.]arrange (something) in a methodical or appropriate way 整理,安排 all entries are ordered by date. 所有记录都按照日期排序。 [as adj., in combination -ordered]her normally well-ordered life. 她平时井井有条的生活。
常用词组 by order
according to directions given by the proper authority 奉命;按照…的指示
in order
according to a particular sequence 按顺序
in the correct condition for operation or use 整齐,井然有序
in accordance with the rules of procedure at a meeting, legislative assembly, etc. 符合会议规程的 ■appropriate in the circumstances 妥当的;适宜的 a little bit of flattery was now in order. 现在说点恭维话正合适。
in order for
so that 为了 staff must be committed to the change in order for it to succeed. 为了使改革获得成功,全体员工必须支持它。
in order that
with the intention; so that 为了;目的在于 she used her mother's kitchen in order that the turkey might be properly cooked. 她用了母亲的厨房,为的是把火鸡做好。
in order to do something
with the purpose of doing something 为了,以便 he slouched into his seat in order to avoid drawing attention to himself. 他蜷缩着坐到自己的座位上以免招人注意。
of the order of
approximately 大约 sales increases are of the order of 20%. 销售上升大约是20%。
(Mathematics)having the order of magnitude specified by (数)大小级次,数量级;绝对值的大小,绝对值的阶
on order
(of goods) requested but not yet received from the supplier or manufacturer (货物)订购中;定制中
on the order of
another term for of the order of (in sense 1) above 同前面 of the order of(义项1)
(N.Amer.)along the lines of; similar to (北美)跟…相似;属于…一类 singers on the order of Janis Joplin. 类似詹妮丝•乔普林的歌手。
Order!
(亦作Order! Order!)a call for silence or the observance of the prescribed procedures by someone in charge of a meeting, legislative assembly, etc. 秩序!安静!(会议、议会等主持人用语)
order arms
(Military)hold a rifle with its butt on the ground close to one's right side (军)持枪立正
order of battle
the units, formations, and equipment of a military force (军队的)队形,序列
orders are orders
commands must be obeyed, however much one may disagree with them 命令就是命令
order to view
(Brit.)an estate agent's request to an occupier to allow inspection of their premises by a client (英)(购房前的)看房许可证
out of order
(of an electrical or mechanical device) not working properly or at all (电器,机械设备)坏的,有故障的
not in the correct sequence 次序错误的
not according to the rules of a meeting, legislative assembly, etc. 违反会议(或议会等)程序的 ■(Brit. informal)(of a person or their behaviour) unacceptable or wrong (英,非正式)(人,行为)无法被接受,错的 he's getting away with things that are out of order. 他做了错事却没有受到惩罚。
to order
according to a customer's particular requirements 按照(顾客的)特殊要求 the jumpers are knitted to order. 套头毛衣是按要求织的。
语源
Middle English: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordo, ordin- 'row, series, rank'