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N-VAR
				等级制度
				A hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company.
例句
						Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties...
						和其他多数拥有严格等级制度的美国公司一样,这里的工人和管理人员都有界定严格的职责。
						She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route...
						她通过地方政府的渠道在保守党的等级制度中一步步地晋升。 
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N-COUNT-COLL
				(组织中的)掌权集团,统治集团
				The hierarchy of an organization such as the Church is the group of people who manage and control it.
 
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N-COUNT
				(思想、信仰的)等级体系,分级结构
				A hierarchy of ideas and beliefs involves organizing them into a system or structure.
例句
						...the notion of 'cultural imperialism' implies a hierarchy of cultures, some of which are stronger than others.
						“文化扩张主义”意味着一种文化等级体系的存在,其中有些文化要比其他文化更强大。