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1 the way in which people or things are arranged, either in relation to one another or according to a particular characteristic
The children lined up in order of age/height. 孩子們按照年齡/身高順序排列成隊。
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。
mainly UK Here's the running order for the concert (= the order in which each item will happen). 這是音樂會的節目表。
2 something that someone tells you you must do
The soldiers fired as soon as their commander gave the order. 指揮官一聲令下,士兵立即開火。
Soldiers must obey orders. 軍人必須服從命令。
What are your orders? 你接到了甚麼指示?
My orders are to search everyone's bag as they come in. 我接到的命令是搜查每個進來的人的袋子。
The road was closed all day by order of the police. 按照警方的命令,這條路全天封閉。
Clean up this room immediately - and that's an order! 立刻清理好這房間——這是命令!
We are under orders not to allow anyone into the building. 我們接到命令,不許任何人進入該大樓。
4 a situation in which everything is arranged in its correct place
The house was such a mess that she spent the whole day trying to establish some kind of order. 房子裡很亂,她花了一整天的時間想把它收拾得整潔一些。
I try to leave my desk in order when I go home. 我回家前想整理了我的辦公桌。
He put his affairs in order (= made arrangements for his personal and business matters) before he went into the hospital. 他住院之前把自己的事情都安排好了。
5 the state of working correctly or of being suitable for use
6 a situation in which rules are obeyed and people do what they are expected to do
The teacher found it hard to keep her class in order. 老師發現很難維持課堂秩序。
As the demonstration began to turn violent, the 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 discussion, the 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。
UK Is it in order (= allowed) for me to park my car outside the building? 我可以把汽車停在大樓外面嗎?
7 a social or political system
The collapse of Communism at the end of the 1980s encouraged hopes of a new world order. 20世紀80年代末,共產主義的瓦解點燃了建立世界新秩序的希望。
8 a group of people who join together for religious or similar reasons and live according to particular rules
monks of the Cistercian/Franciscan Order 西多會/方濟各會的修道士
9 a group that people are made members of as a reward for services they have done for their country
He was made a knight of the Order of the Garter. 他被封為嘉德勛爵士。
11 (used in the classification of plants and animals) a group of related plants or animals
12 to ask for something to be made, supplied, or delivered, especially in a restaurant or shop
13 If a person in authority orders someone to do something, or orders something to be done, they tell someone to do it.
The management has ordered a cutback in spending. 管理層指示要減少開支。
[ + speech ] "Wait over there," she ordered. 「在那裡等著。」她吩咐道。
[ + to infinitive ] They ordered him to leave the room. 他們命令他離開房間。
14 to arrange a group of people or things in a list from first to last
The documents have been ordered alphabetically. 文件已經按字母順序排列好了。
I've ordered the application forms into three groups. 我將申請表整理成三組。