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hierarchy n.等级制度；统治集团；[生]级系 (1) 一切生物均可按等级分类。(2) 他在公司的领导层中似乎无多大权力。 Also known as a pecking order or power structure, a hierarchy is a formalized or simply implied understanding of who's on top or what's most important. All that sorting and ranking can be helpful if you're a business administrator, but if you find yourself arranging all the produce in your fridge according to a hierarchy of color, size, and expiration date, you might want to consider visiting a therapist.

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英 ['haɪərɑːki] 美 ['haɪərɑːrki] (1) There is a hierarchy in all living creatures.(2) It's not as if he was very important in the company hierarchy.(3) pull silver Hierarchy describes a system that organizes or ranks things, often according to power or importance. At school the principal is at the top of the staff hierarchy, while the seniors rule the student hierarchy. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]等级制度 A hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company.   [usu with supp]Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties...和其他多数拥有严格等级制度的美国公司一样，这里的工人和管理人员都有界定严格的职责。She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route...她通过地方政府的渠道在保守党的等级制度中一步步地晋升。Even in the desert there was a kind of social hierarchy.即便在沙漠中也存在某种社会等级制度。2[N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]（组织中的）掌权集团，统治集团 The hierarchy of an organization such as the Church is the group of people who manage and control it.   [with supp]3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（思想、信仰的）等级体系，分级结构 A hierarchy of ideas and beliefs involves organizing them into a system or structure.   [usu N of n]  [FORMAL 正式]...the notion of 'cultural imperialism' implies a hierarchy of cultures, some of which are stronger than others.“文化扩张主义”意味着一种文化等级体系的存在，其中有些文化要比其他文化更强大。

英语单词	hierarchy
英美音标	英 ['haɪərɑːki] 美 ['haɪərɑːrki]
中文释义	n.等级制度；统治集团；[生]级系
英语例句	(1) There is a hierarchy in all living creatures. (2) It's not as if he was very important in the company hierarchy. (3) pull silver
中文例句	(1) 一切生物均可按等级分类。 (2) 他在公司的领导层中似乎无多大权力。
vocabulary简明	Hierarchy describes a system that organizes or ranks things, often according to power or importance. At school the principal is at the top of the staff hierarchy, while the seniors rule the student hierarchy.
vocabulary扩展	Also known as a pecking order or power structure, a hierarchy is a formalized or simply implied understanding of who's on top or what's most important. All that sorting and ranking can be helpful if you're a business administrator, but if you find yourself arranging all the produce in your fridge according to a hierarchy of color, size, and expiration date, you might want to consider visiting a therapist.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]等级制度 A hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company. [usu with supp] Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties... 和其他多数拥有严格等级制度的美国公司一样，这里的工人和管理人员都有界定严格的职责。 She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route... 她通过地方政府的渠道在保守党的等级制度中一步步地晋升。 Even in the desert there was a kind of social hierarchy. 即便在沙漠中也存在某种社会等级制度。 2 [N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]（组织中的）掌权集团，统治集团 The hierarchy of an organization such as the Church is the group of people who manage and control it. [with supp] 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（思想、信仰的）等级体系，分级结构 A hierarchy of ideas and beliefs involves organizing them into a system or structure. [usu N of n] [FORMAL 正式] ...the notion of 'cultural imperialism' implies a hierarchy of cultures, some of which are stronger than others. “文化扩张主义”意味着一种文化等级体系的存在，其中有些文化要比其他文化更强大。

Hierarchy System Ranks Power Top Organizing People [Usu