"call roll" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 点名

Definition

通常在课堂或会议上，点名以确认谁在场。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于课堂、军队或正式会议。也说'点名'，略带正式感。有时和'签到'、'查出席'相混淆。

Examples

The teacher will call roll at the start of class.

老师上课开始会**点名**。

Before every meeting, the leader must call roll.

每次会议前，负责人要**点名**。

If you're late, you might miss when they call roll.

如果你迟到，可能错过**点名**的时候。

"Everyone quiet, I'm about to call roll!"

大家安静，我要**点名**了！

They didn't call roll today, so I wasn't marked absent even though I left early.

今天他们没**点名**，所以我提前离开也没被记缺席。

Sometimes the substitute forgets to call roll, and the whole class laughs about it.

有时代课老师忘记**点名**，全班都会笑。