roster

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1 a list of the names of people on a sports team, in an organization etc 〔球队、组织等的〕人员名单

on a roster

The club has outstanding players on the roster.

俱乐部的花名册上不乏优秀球员。

roster of

The campaign has a roster of 500 volunteers.

这次活动有500名志愿者参加。

2 LISTa list that shows when each person in a group must do a particular job 值勤表，勤务表 SYN British English rota

duty roster

值勤表

Examples from the Corpus

roster• We organized a roster for cleaning the house.• The organisation and roster of labour was much the same as usual.• Williams took Carney's place on the Miami Dolphin roster.• I noticed that my name was not on the night duty roster.• Here is the duty roster for all the members of the scout troop.• An informal survey of current major league rosters reveals nearly 50 athletes who once viewed themselves somewhat different defensively.• Nor was the record roster to be spared.• The nightclub's roster has always featured young punk bands.• The conference coaches will vote on the remaining seven roster spots for each squad.• Heavy losses from the roster may damage him, but heavy-handedness will hurt more.• Each cell has its own location and time of appearance in the roster of cell divisions.• And when the roster was called on evacuation, he was missing.• Towers said Arias, 25, likely will be promoted to the Padres when the rosters expand in September.

on a roster• Each day, congress leaders have attended court, apparently on a roster.

roster2 verb [transitiveT]

LISTto put someone’s name on a roster 把〔某人的名字〕列入人员名单[值勤表]中

Origin roster

(1700-1800) Dutch rooster “frame for cooking things on, list”, from roosten “to roast”

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