roll call

IPA/ˈrəʊl kɔːl/
IPA/ˈrəʊl kɔːl/

roll call — 名詞

1. the process of reading out the names of people in a group to find out who is pre

1.名詞B1
釋義

點名

逐一唱名確認出席的程序

the process of reading out the names of people in a group to find out who is present and who is absent

例句

The teacher started the morning with a roll call before the first lesson began.

老師在早上第一堂課開始前先進行點名。

collocation: start with a roll call

During the fire drill, the supervisor called roll to check that everyone had left the building.

火警演習時，主管逐一唱名確認所有人都已離開大樓。

verb pattern: call roll (without article)

同義詞
  • muster

    formal or military; implies assembling for inspection, not just checking names

  • attendance check

    broader term; can be done by signing in or swiping a card, not necessarily by calling names aloud

  • head count

    informal; focuses on counting people rather than calling their names

文法句型

do/take/have/hold a roll call

call roll

用法筆記

In more casual settings, the phrase can drop the article: 'call roll' or 'do roll call' (without a). The form with an article — 'do a roll call', 'take a roll call' — is also correct and common. In American English, 'take roll' alone is a common shorter alternative.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher will roll call the students.
✅The teacher will take a roll call of the students.
💡'roll call' is a noun, not a verb; use it with verbs like do, take, hold, or have.
❌The secretary did a role call at the meeting.
✅The secretary did a roll call at the meeting.
💡the correct spelling is 'roll' (from the rolled list of names), not 'role' (a part or function).