roster
英 ['rɒstə]
美 ['rɑstɚ]
GRE
roster 值勤名单来自荷兰语 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