| 释义 |
um·pire
I. \ˈəmˌpī(ə)r, -pīə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English umpere, oumpere, alteration (resulting from incorrect division of a noumpere) of noumpere, from Middle French nomper, nonper not equal, not paired (i.e., a third person), from non- + per equal, even, from Latin par — more at pair
1. : one having authority to arbitrate and make a final decision: as
a.
(1) : an attorney at law appointed to judge a legal matter disputed by arbitrators
(2) : an impartial third party chosen by labor and management to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a labor agreement
b. : an official in a sport (as baseball or cricket) who rules on the plays
2. : a military officer who observes and evaluates training maneuvers
< umpires rushed about to decide how this battle of blank ammunition was going — O.N.Bradley >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to supervise and decide in the capacity of umpire
< differences have to be … umpired by the president — Anthony Leviero >
< can see … policemen umpiring the roughest games — Margaret Mead >
intransitive verb
: to act in the capacity of umpire : arbitrate
< appointed to umpire in the labor disputes >
< umpired for the California league — Darrell Berrigan > |