order
noun
uk
/ˈɔː.dər/ us
/ˈɔːr.dɚ/order noun (REQUEST)
be on order
do/make something to order
order noun (ARRANGEMENT)
B1 [ U ]
the way in which people or things are arrangedeither in relation to one another or according to a particular characteristic
順序，次序
I can't find the file I need because they're all out of order (= they are no longer arranged in the correct way).
我找不到我需要的文檔，因為它們都給弄亂了。
Put the files in alphabetical/chronological order.
把文檔按照字母／時間順序放好。
- Give me the dates in chronological order.
- The names are published in alphabetical order.
- I shall list my objections to the plan in ascending order of importance.
- Keep your files in numerical order.
- She ranked the bottles in order of size along the shelf.
order noun (INSTRUCTION)
B2 [ C often plural ]
something that someone tells you you must do
be under orders
[ C ]
an official instruction telling someone what they can or cannot door a written instruction to a bank to pay money to a particular person
- I think it galls him to take orders from a younger and less experienced colleague.
- The soldiers listened in silence as their captain gave the orders.
- Don't blame meI'm only carrying out my orders.
- The judge issued a gagging order to prevent the witnesses from speaking to the press.
- We were sinking fastand the captain gave the order to abandon ship.
order noun (PURPOSE)
in order (for someone/something) to do something (also in order that something)
- They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that programme in order to broaden its appeal.
- In order to make the company viableit will unfortunately be necessary to reduce staffing levels.
- The president took the unusual step of altering his prepared speech in order to condemn the terrorist attack.
- Children need to feel secure in order to do well at school.
- He assumed a false identity in order to escape from the police.
order noun (TIDY)
leave/put something in order
order noun (STATE)
order noun (CORRECT BEHAVIOUR)
秩序
As the demonstration began to turn violentthe police were called in to restore order.
當示威遊行開始演變成暴力活動時，警察奉召到來恢復秩序。
After some heated discussionthe chairperson called the meeting to order (= told everyone to stop talking so that the meeting could continue).
經過一輪熱烈的討論後，主席請與會人員安靜下來。
order! formal
an expression used in a parliament or a formal meeting to get people's attention and make them stop talkingso that the meeting or discussion can start or continue
安靜！安靜！（用於議會或正式會議中）
- There has been a complete breakdown in law and order.
- The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.
- Would you say the government's stance on law and order has softened?
- The self-declared guardians of law and order held a press conference.
- Without realistic sanctionssome teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom.
order noun (SYSTEM)
order noun (RELIGION)
（按照一定規範生活的）修道會;會社
monks of the Cistercian/Franciscan Order
西多會／方濟各會的修道士
order noun (HONOUR)
order noun (TYPE)
of the order of (UK also in the order of)
order noun (BIOLOGY)
文法
order
verb
uk
/ˈɔː.dər/ us
/ˈɔːr.dɚ/order verb (REQUEST)
A2 [ I or T ]
