roster

• n. 花名册；执勤人员表；逐项登记表

来自荷兰语 rooster,表格，清单，来自中古荷兰语 roosten,烤，烧烤，词源同 roast.比喻用法， 因表格如同烧烤架而得名。

roster

roster: see roast

roster (n.)

1727, from Dutch rooster "table, list," originally "gridiron," from Middle Dutch roosten "to roast" (see roast (v.)). So called from the grid of lines drawn on a paper to make a list.

1. The Amateur Softball Association's roster of umpires has declined to 57,000.

业余垒球协会的裁判员名单上的人数已经减少到了57,000名。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He was in his office, preparing his duty roster for the coming month.

他正在自己的办公室里制定下一个月的执勤表。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The teacher checked the roster to see whom he would teach this year.

老师查看花名册,想了解今年要教的学生.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. From the studio's roster of leading men, Robert Walker was an obvious choice to play the part.

从该电影公司的男主角名单来看，罗伯特·沃克显然是出演这一角色的不二人选。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The next day he put himself first on the new roster for domestic chores.

第二天，他把自己排在了新的家务值日表的第一位。

来自辞典例句