[countable, uncountable] a request to make, supply or send goods订货；订购；订单◆I would like to place an order for ten copies of this book.这本书我想订购十册。◆The company has just won an order to supply engines to a French business airline.这家公司刚刚赢得一份向一家法国商务航空公司提供发动机的订单。◆We have firm orders worth $9 million.我们接到价值 900 万元的有效订单。◆Domestic and export orders are growing.国内和出口订单正在不断增加。◆The machine parts are still on order (= they have been ordered but have not yet been received).机器零件已订购，但尚未到货。◆These items can be made to order (= produced especially for a particular customer).这些商品可以订做。⨁to place / put in an order下单；寄出订单 ⨁ to have / fill / fulfil / meet / process an order接到／供应／履行／满足／办理订货 ⨁ to cancel / get / lose / receive / win an order取消／得到／失去／收到／赢得订单 ⨁ a bulk / cash / firm / large / small order大宗／现金／有效／大批／小批订货 ⨁ a repeat order续订订单 [countable] goods that are made, supplied or sent in response to a particular order所订的货物；交付的订货◆The stationery order has arrived.订购的文具到货了。◆Your order will be dispatched immediately.你的订货将立即发出。 [countable] an official instruction that is given by a court or similar authority（由法院等机构发出的）指示，指令，命令◆The order required them to return to work within 80 days or face redundancy.这一指令要求他们 80 天内复工，否则就要面临被裁。◆The order was issued by the court last May.这个指令是去年五月由法院发出的。⨁to grant / issue / make / obtain / seek an order颁布／发布／发出／得到／寻求命令 ⨁ to lift / remove an order撤销／解除命令 ⨁ to appeal / comply with / execute / obey an order发出／遵守／执行／服从命令 [countable] a formal written instruction for sb to be paid money or to do sth付款指令；书面指令；汇票◆You can cash the order at any post office.你可以在任何一家邮局兑现这张汇票。 ●in ˈorder(about an official document) that can be used because it is all correct and legal（正式文件）有效的◆Check that your work permit is in order.查看一下你的工作许可证是否有效。 SYN valid ●in running/working ˈorder(especially about machines) working well（尤指机器）运转正常，运转良好◆The engine is now in perfect working order.发动机现在运转状况极佳。●of/in the order of … (BrE) (NAmE on the order of …) (formal) about sth; approximately sth大约；差不多◆She earns something in the order of €50 000 a year.她的年收入大约 5 万欧元。●ˌorder of ˈbusinessthe arrangement of subjects for discussion at a meeting会议议程 SYN agenda ●ˌout of ˈorder(about a machine etc.) not working correctly（机器等）有毛病，出故障，失灵◆The phone is out of order.电话坏了。not arranged correctly or neatly安排不当；不整洁◆I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order.我检查过档案，其中一些文件未按顺序编排。 (formal) not allowed by the rules of a formal meeting or debate违反规则◆His objection was ruled out of order.他提出的异议被裁定为违反会议规则。  ➡  idiom at bulk noun, call verb administration order advance order back order banker's order bankruptcy order build-to-order buying order buy limit order buy order court order day order delivery order discretionary order fill or kill order gagging order gag order good-till-cancelled order GTC order limit order made to order make-to-order mail order market order money order part order payable to order pecking order postal money order postal order purchase order receiving order selling order sell limit order sell order standing order