A2 [ C ] a request to make, supply, or deliver food or goods点菜;订制;订货
[ C ] a product or a meal that has been asked for by a customer所订之货;所点饭菜
If something is on order, you have asked for it but have not yet received it.在订购中,在订制中
to do or make something especially for a person who has asked for it订做,订制
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I dictated my order over the phone.
They decided not to honour an existing order for aircraft.
A waiter hovered at the table, ready to take our order.
All our customer orders are handled by computer.
There's no logic in the decision to reduce staff when orders are the highest for years.
B1 [ U ] the way in which people or things are arranged, either in relation to one another or according to a particular characteristic顺序,次序
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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.
B2 [ C often plural ] something that someone tells you you must do指示;指令;命令
to have been told that you must do something by someone in authority命令就是命令,命令必须执行
[ C ] an official instruction telling someone what they can or cannot do, or a written instruction to a bank to pay money to a particular person(官方的)指令;(银行)汇票
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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 me, I'm only carrying out my orders.
The judge issued a gagging order to prevent the witnesses from speaking to the press.
We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.
B1 with the aim of achieving something为了,以便
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They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that programme in order to broaden its appeal.
In order to make the company viable, it 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.
B2 [ U ] a situation in which everything is arranged in its correct place整齐有序
to organize something well使有条理;把…整理得井井有条
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Their house is always in apple-pie order.
You should put your own house in order before you start telling me what to do!
I need to put the kitchen in order before I can leave.
Make sure you leave the changing rooms in order.
We must impose some kind of order on the way this office is run.
B1 [ U ] the state of working correctly or of being suitable for use正常工作状况;良好使用状况
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The cash machine is out of order.
The inspectors checked that all the documentation was in order.
I forgot to tell her that my phone is out of order.
The sign on the elevator read "out of order".
It has taken about five years to restore the aircraft to full working order.
C2 [ U ] a situation in which rules are obeyed and people do what they are expected to do秩序
an expression used in a parliament or a formal meeting to get people's attention and make them stop talking, so that the meeting or discussion can start or continue安静!安静!(用于议会或正式会议中)
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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 sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom.
[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people who join together for religious or similar reasons and live according to particular rules(按照一定规范生活的)修道会;会社
[ S, + sing/pl verb ] a group that people are made members of as a reward for services they have done for their country被授勋的人;勋爵士团
[ U ] the type or size of something种类,类型;规模
approximately大约,大概
[ C ] specialized biology (used in the classification of plants and animals) a group of related plants or animals(用于动植物分类的)目
A2 [ I or T ] to ask for something to be made, supplied, or delivered, especially in a restaurant or shop(尤指在饭店或商店)点(饭菜),订购,订制,订货
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The waiter smiled contemptuously at anyone who didn't know which wine to order.
I ordered a double espresso.
She quickly emptied her glass and ordered another drink.
He orders the same thing every time he goes to this restaurant.
I'll be ordering a take-away later. Would you like anything?
B2 [ T ] If a person in authority orders someone to do something, or orders something to be done, they tell someone to do it.吩咐;命令;指示
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I order you to put down your weapon.
The police have been ordered to pay substantial damages to the families of the two dead boys.
An inquiry was ordered into the recent rail disaster.
In a level voice, he ordered the soldiers to aim and fire.
You can't just come in here and start ordering people around.
[ T ] to arrange a group of people or things in a list from first to last整理;安排;给…排序
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