| 词汇 | in order |
| 释义 | Idiom in order 1. with the particular aim or purpose. Your bags will be searched in order that security can be maintained.He came home early in order to make some phone calls. 2. complete and correct. Make sure the legal documents are signed and in order.It looks like everything is in order. 3. right for the occasion. Now that you're a college graduate, I think congratulations are in order!A speech seemed to be in order, but I wasn't sure what I should say. in orderOrganized. I have to get my classroom in order before the students return to school next week. My boss prefers to have his affairs in order before he leaves on vacation. *in orderproperly arranged. (*Typically: get something ~; have something ~; put something ~.) Please get your desk in order. I wish you would put things in order! in order1. In proper sequence or arrangement, as in The children lined up in order of size, or Are the letters all in order? [c. 1400] 2. Suitable, correct, appropriate, as in A few words on this subject are in order now. [Mid-1800s] 3. See in short order. 4. in order that. So that, to the end or purpose that, as in In order that Bob can meet my husband, we've come early. [Early 1700s] 5. in order to. For the purpose of, as a means to, as in We'll have to hire more help in order to finish on time. This usage always precedes a verb, such as finish in the example. [c. 1700] in ˈorder1 (of an official document) that can be used because it is all correct and legal: If the documents are not in order, the apartment cannot be sold. 2 (formal) as it should be: Is everything in order for you, sir? 3 if something is in order, it is a suitable thing to do or say on a particular occasion: I think a drink would be in order. |
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