He knew his place in the pecking order.

他知道自己在排序中的位置。

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New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.

新西兰在橄榄球国家中首屈一指。

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God designed chickens to make nests, lay eggs, raise their chicks and establish communities (the "pecking order").

上帝设计鸡筑巢，产卵，养育小鸡，建立社区(“啄食顺序”)。

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And, as she points out, there are many people lower down the pecking-order at her firm who travel almost as much.

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However, Chopra's time at the Stadium of Light has not been a happy one, slipping down the pecking order under then-manager Roy Keane and also admitting suffering from a gambling addiction.

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However injuries meant that the Bishop Auckland born full-back slipped down the pecking order and he left for a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday at the start of the current campaign to gain fitness and regular football.

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