attendancebe in at'tendance (formal)1.■be present at a special event 参加，出席﹙特别活动﹚:Several heads of state were in attendance at the funeral. 好几位国家元首参加了葬礼。take at'tendance (AmE)2.■check who is present and who is not present at a place and mark this information on a list of names点名:The teacher took attendance at the beginning of every class. 每次一上课老师都要点名。3.■dance attendance on sb 另见dance