| 释义 |
ump slang (chiefly U.S.).|ʌmp|
Abbrev. of umpire n., spec. in baseball. Also umps (cf. -s2).
1915‘High Jinks, Jr.’ Choice Slang v. 74 Every time that Umps starts talking his tongue gets twisted around his eye tooth and he can't see what he's saying. 1942Sun (Baltimore) 30 June 12/4 (heading) Durocher fined..for quarrel with umps. 1952B. Malamud Natural 46 I'd've thrown him out too if I was the ump. 1975New Yorker 17 Feb. 25/3 That's why Nick Colosi, National League ump, was a featured attraction at the Auto Show last week. 1979Arizona Daily Star 8 Apr. c1/6 A few bad calls by the rookie umps will no doubt be cause for more outcries from the baseball world. |