- [uncountable, countable]
the act of being present at a place, for example at school 出席；参加；上学；到场 Attendance at these lectures is not compulsory. 这些课不是硬性规定要听的。 Teachers must keep a record of students' attendances. 老师必须记录学生的出勤情况。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- large
- record
- …
- boost
- improve
- increase
- …
- decline
- drop
- fall
- …
- figures
- numbers
- rate
- …
- in attendance
- attendance at
- take attendance
- [countable, uncountable]
the number of people present at an organized event 出席人数 high/low/falling/poor attendances 出席的人数多／少／下降／很少 There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting. 有 42 人参加了会议。 Cinema attendances have risen again recently. 电影院的上座率最近又上升了。
Extra ExamplesThe average attendance at matches increased last year. 去年观看比赛的平均人数有所增长。 It was a record attendance for a midweek game. 对于一场周中期进行的比赛，有这么多人到场还是首次。 Despite falling attendances, the zoo will stay open. 尽管参观人数不断减少，动物园将继续开放。 Building a new stadium has boosted attendances by 40%. 新体育场的修建使观众人数提高了 40%。 Attendances at the pool always fall in winter. 冬天去游泳的人总会减少。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- large
- record
- …
- boost
- improve
- increase
- …
- decline
- drop
- fall
- …
- figures
- numbers
- rate
- …
- in attendance
- attendance at
- take attendance
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.
Idioms
be in attendance
be in attendance (on somebody)
dance attendance on somebody
- (British English, formal)
to be with somebody and do things to help and please them 讨好；奉承；迎合
take attendance
- (North American English)
to check who is present and who is not present at a place and to mark this information on a list of names 点名 Mrs Sakamoto had finished taking attendance. 阪本夫人已经点完名了。