1. He knew his place in the pecking order. 他知道自己在排序中的位置。
2. New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations. 新西兰在橄榄球国家中首屈一指。
3. Motorists would rather pay more tax than lose the place in the corporate pecking order conferred on them by their company cars. 驾车者宁愿交更多的税,也不愿失去公司汽车赋予他们的公司地位。
4. There are no big changes in the pecking order. 这样的排序没有大的变动。
5. Even senior bondholders, who are high in the pecking order, were hit. 即使是在偿还顺序中处于优先地位的高等级债券持有人也受到了损失。