order /ˈɔ:də/ I. vt. 1. 命令，吩咐（跟名词、从句和带不定式、介词短语或副词的复合结构）： The Chairman ordered silence.主席要大家安静。He ordered that we (should) march on that night.他命令我们这天夜里继续前进。He ordered that the work (should) be started at once.他命令立即开始工作。The policeman ordered him to stand up.警察命令他站起来。They ordered him back.他们命令他回去。They were soon ordered into action.他们很快奉令采取行动。 2. 叫(菜等)，点(菜等)：It’s time we ordered dinner.现在该要饭菜了。He ordered a glass of beer. 他要了一杯啤酒。‖II. n.［c］ 1.命令；吩咐：A soldier must obey orders. 军人必须服从命令。Take your medicine; it’s doctor’s orders.把药吃下去，这是医嘱。2. 顺序，次序：in order of age 按年龄的次序 Everything is in good order.一切都有条不紊。 3.定货，定货单： The factory has received many orders.这家工厂收到了许多定货单。on order（货物）订购中；定制中：His new recorder is on order. 他定购了一台新录音机。We’ve got 1 000 copies of the book on order. They should be here later this week.这本书我们已经订了1 000本，本周晚些时候应该能到。［考句］I cannot give you an order for the type of the car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.我不能订购你们所销售的那种汽车，因为市场上对这种汽车没有需求。4. 整齐，有条理 in order 按顺序，整齐：Put your room in order.把你的房间整理好。Line up and walk to the door in order. 排好队并挨次走到门那里。5. 用于习语 in order that目的在于…，为了(后接目的从句，从句中常用虚拟语气)：John saved his money in order that he might buy a bicycle. 约翰为了买一辆自行车把钱存起来。In order that he should not be late, his mother woke him at 6.为了使他不致于迟到，母亲6点钟叫醒了他。in order to为了(做某事)：We started early in order to arrive before dark. 为了在天黑前到达，我们早早地动了身。in short order立即，迅速：After the killing the camp had been shut down in short order. 在发生残杀之后，营地马上关闭了。on order 定货或索取的东西未到：The lamp has been on order for several weeks.灯已经定了几个星期了还没有到。out of order次序颠倒，不按顺序：Peter wrote the words of the sentence out of order.彼得把句中的词序写颠倒了。 place an order (for sth. with…)(向…)定购(某物)：He placed an order for a coat with a shop.他向商店定购了一件大衣。
orderly /ˈɔ:dəli/ adj. 整齐的，有秩序的：The crowd was orderly and quiet. 人群整齐而安静。 Leave the room in an orderly state. 把房间收拾整齐。He is a man with an orderly mind. 他是一个思维很有条理的人。
