pecking order

剑桥词典

an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others
等級排序
There's a clearly established pecking order in this office . 這個辦公室有明顯的等級排序。
He started as a clerk but gradually rose in the pecking order . 他剛開始是個職員，但慢慢地地位陞高了。 返回 pecking order