Word · Frequency #368
orders
点（菜）；订购
orders is the third person singular of order.
To request or ask for something, such as food, drink, or goods, in exchange for payment.
- 1.
To set in some sort of order.
按某种顺序排列。
- 2.
To arrange, set in proper order.
安排,整理成适当顺序。
- 3.
To issue a command to; to charge.
向...下令；命令。
- 4.
To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.
订购产品或服务；下订单获得。
- 5.
To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
授予圣职；任命；接纳为牧师。
命令；吩咐；整理；安排；授予圣职；任命（牧师）；按某种顺序排列。；安排,整理成适当顺序。
In use
The general ordered his troops to advance at dawn.
She ordered a coffee without sugar.
The doctor ordered bed rest for the patient.
Verb forms
base order · third person orders · -ing ordering · past ordered · past participle ordered
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- order food
- 点餐；订购食物
- We ordered food from the local restaurant.我们从当地餐馆点了餐。
- order online
- 在线订购
- She ordered the books online.她在网上订购了这些书。
- order someone to do something
- 命令某人做某事
- The teacher ordered the students to sit down.老师命令学生们坐下。
- order a taxi
- 叫出租车
- I'll order a taxi to take us to the station.我会叫一辆出租车送我们去车站。
- order one's thoughts
- 整理思绪
- He paused to order his thoughts before answering.他停下来整理思绪，然后才回答。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
在餐厅喊 order（点菜），服务员就按顺序记单、听你命令；回家把东西 order 一下，就是整理成序。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：餐厅点餐、网购下单、下达命令、整理物品 作动词时多用于日常场景，整体语气中性；在餐厅点餐、网购或下指令时都很自然。宗教义“授予圣职”较正式且少见。
Grammar Note
order 常接不定式作宾语补足语: order sb to do sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 order 押韵的词：border、boarder、recorder（均含 /ɔrdər/；recorder 的重音在第二音节）。拼写相近但读音不同的词有 murder /ˈmɜrdər/ 和 older /ˈoʊldər/，不要混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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