umpire

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ldoce_344_dum·pire1 /ˈʌmpaɪə $ -paɪr/ ●○○ noun [countable]  DSDSthe person who makes sure that the players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket 〔网球、棒球、板球等运动的〕裁判员 → referee →5  See picture of umpire 裁判员, referee 裁判员, judges 评判员 →4  See picture of 见图 umpire →5 see picture at 见图 baseball, tennis

Examples from the Corpus

umpire• Mack was thrown out of the game for hitting an umpire.• An umpire was appointed to determine the rent of a mill.• I yelled and I screamed at umpires, at everybody, and they all jumped back.• Every man was his own umpire.• I thought he was out, but the umpire called him safe.• A case requiring action by the umpire before the batsman needed to correct the wicket?• He was chosen as one of the umpires in a musical contest between Apollo and Pan.

Related topics: Sport

umpire2 verb [intransitive, transitive]  DSto be the umpire in a game or competition (给…)当裁判→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

umpire• Or what about the Bosporus; the last traditional boat used to umpire the races at the regatta.• At their request he umpired their boat-races on the River Wear.Origin umpire1 (1500-1600) a numpire, mistaken for an umpire; numpire “umpire” from Old French nonper “not equal”, from non- + per “equal” (from Latin par)

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um‧pire¹ /ˈʌmpaɪə $ -paɪr/ noun [countable]the person who makes sure that the players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket ⇨ referee
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ referee someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport are obeyed in soccer, American football, rugby, ice hockey, basketball, boxing, or wrestling: a football referee | The referee blew his whistle to stop the game.
   ▪ umpire someone who makes sure that the rules are obeyed in baseball, cricket, tennis, or hockey: He was given several warnings by the umpire. | a tennis umpire
   ▪ judge someone who decides the result of a competition or sporting contest: There will be only one winner and the judges’ decision is final. | A panel of judges will evaluate the dancers' performance.
   ▪ arbitrator someone who officially decides how an argument between two opposing sides should be settled: They insisted that an independent arbitrator must settle the dispute.

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umpire² verb [intransitive and transitive]
to be the umpire in a game or competition