umpire.
裁判员,公断人,裁判长,裁判
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n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- ›one selected to settle disputes about the application of settled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their differences.
v.verb · 有主动词
- 1.
um·pired, um·pir·ing.
- ›to act as umpire in.
- ›to decide or settle as umpire; arbitrate.
v.verb · 无主动词
- 1.
um·pired, um·pir·ing.
- ›to act as umpire.
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Examples
Minimum-wage increase imperiled in covid relief bill by Senate official’s rulingParliamentarians are essentially the umpires of the Senate, ensuring that lawmakers follow the rules that govern how legislation moves forward.
Somehow, the umpire is there to make the “out” call, and so is the batter to angrily contest it, hands clenched in fists.
Two games later, she demanded that the umpire apologize for “stealing” a point from her.
During the second set, the chair umpire warned Williams about violating rules by getting signals from her coach.
In most professional tennis matches, the main umpire — called the chair umpire — sits right beside the net.
Clark, the first Jewish American League umpire, adjudicated baseball for three decades.
After the third pitch the umpire told him to take first base.
Ruth demanded the home plate umpire inspect the ball, according to multiple writers on hand.
Jahn confirms it: “He does slam down the bat, and he gives the umpire a dirty look.”
But no one would seriously contend that Roberts has been a neutral umpire.