orders
n. (基督教的)聖職,牧師職; 命令( order的名詞複數 ); 秩序; (會議、議會等的)程式; 次序
v. (醫生)開(處方)( order的第三人稱單數 ); 訂購; (上帝、命運等)註定; 點(飯菜,飲料等)
If you do something in order to achieve a particular thing or in order that something can happen, you do it because you want to achieve that thing.
Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
大部分學校都很不願意為減少開支而裁員。
...asking them to risk their lives in order that the rest of us can sleep better.
為了讓我們其餘這些人能夠睡得更安穩而要他們冒生命危險
If someone must be in a particular situation in order to achieve something they want, they cannot achieve that thing if they are not in that situation.
We need to get rid of the idea that we must be liked all the time in order to be worthwhile...
我們必須拋棄那種認為要想活得有價值就得始終取悅他人的想法。
They need hostages in order to bargain with the government.
他們要想同政府討價還價就得有人質。
If something must happen in order for something else to happen, the second thing cannot happen if the first thing does not happen.
In order for their computers to trace a person's records, they need both the name and address of the individual.
在他們的電腦上查詢個人記錄,需要提供被查詢人的姓名和地址。
Use recorded delivery for large cheques or money orders.
對於大額的支票和匯款單要使用掛號郵寄。
I have orders to deliver it to Mr Demiris personally.
我奉命要把它送給德米里斯先生本人。
He was looking obediently at Keith, waiting for orders.
他恭順地看著基思,等著他發號施令。
He personally had received orders from Commander Lehmann to scuttle the ship.
他個人已收到萊曼司令要求鑿沉輪船的命令。
The orders will throw a lifeline to Britain's shipyards.
這些訂單將給英國的造船廠注入一線生機。