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roll-call

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈroll-call noun [countable, uncountable]  CHECK/MAKE SUREthe act of reading out an official list of names to check who is there 点名
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roll-callOnly about one fifth of names submitted make it through to the final roll-call of the main Honours Committee.Objection from one senator and one representative to the electoral vote reported from any state is sufficient to interrupt the roll-call.
ˈroll-call nounChineseSyllable
act reading of the to of an out names list official Corpus


roll-call
ˈroll-call noun [uncountable and countable]
the act of reading out an official list of names to check who is there