head count

head count — noun

1. the act of finding out how many people are in a room, at an event, or in a group

1.名詞B1
釋義

the act of finding out how many people are in a room, at an event, or in a group — for example, to check attendance or account for everyone's safety.

例句

Mr. Chen did a head count before the children boarded the bus for the trip.

collocation: do + a head count

After the earthquake drill, the principal asked each teacher to report a head count.

同義詞
  • tally

    a running total of counted items or people; narrower and more technical

  • roll call

    a check of attendance by reading names aloud, not just counting heads

  • census

    an official count of a population, much larger in scale and typically government-run

文法句型

do / take / have + a head count

用法筆記

Often used with the verbs 'do', 'take', 'have', 'get', or 'conduct'. The phrase is countable — use an article (a head count) or a determiner. Common in safety drills, school trips, conferences, and workplace reporting.

常見錯誤

❌Please do head count before lunch.
✅Please do a head count before lunch.
💡'head count' is a countable noun phrase and requires an article or determiner.
❌The teacher called head count.
✅The teacher did a head count.
💡Common verb collocations include 'do', 'take', 'have', not 'call' (unless combining a roll call with the count).