(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed"the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
a degree in a continuum of size or quantity"it was on the order of a mile"; " an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
同义词：order of magnitude
established customary state (especially of society)"order ruled in the streets"; " law and order"
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
同义词：orderingordination
a condition of regular or proper arrangement"he put his desk in order"; " the machine is now in working order"
同义词：orderliness
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)"a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
同义词：decreeedictfiatrescript
a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities"IBM received an order for a hundred computers"
同义词：purchase order
a formal association of people with similar interests"men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
同义词：clubsocial clubsocietyguildgildlodge
a body of rules followed by an assembly 同义词：rules of orderparliamentary lawparliamentary procedure
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy 同义词：Holy Order
a group of person living under a religious rule"the order of Saint Benedict"
同义词：monastic order
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.)"I gave the waiter my order"
(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement"there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
同义词：ordering
v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority"She ordered him to do the shopping"
同义词：tellenjoinsay
make a request for something"order a work stoppage"
issue commands or orders for 同义词：prescribedictate
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations 同义词：regulateregularizeregularisegovern
bring order to or into place in a certain order"order these files"
appoint to a clerical posts 同义词：ordainconsecrateordinate
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events 同义词：arrangeset upput
assign a rank or rating to 同义词：raterankrangegradeplace