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umpire 音標拼音: ['ʌmp ,ɑɪɚ] n. 裁判員,仲裁人,決定性的事物
vt. 仲裁,裁判
vi. 當裁判 裁判員,仲裁人,決定性的事物仲裁,裁判當裁判 umpire n 1: an official at a baseball game [ synonym: { umpire}, { ump}] 2: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; " the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; " the arbitrator' s authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; " an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" [ synonym: { arbiter}, { arbitrator}, { umpire}] v 1: be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [ synonym: { referee}, { umpire}] Umpire \ Um" pire\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Umpired}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Umpiring}.] 1. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute. [ 1913 Webster] Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies. -- South. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [ Colloq.] [ 1913 Webster]
Umpire \ Um" pire\, v. i. To act as umpire or arbitrator. [ 1913 Webster]
Umpire \ Um" pire\, n. [ OE. nompere, nounpere ( also impier, fr. F. impair uneven), fr. OF. nomper uneven, F. non- pair; hence the meaning, uneven, i. e., third person; non not OF. per even, equal, peer, F. pair; cf. L. impar uneven, unequal. See { Non-}, and { Peer}, n.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed. [ 1913 Webster] A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others. -- Barrow. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Law) A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. -- Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Judge; arbitrator; referee. See { Judge}. [ 1913 Webster] 46 Moby Thesaurus words for " umpire": JP, Justice, act between, adjudge, adjudicate, adjudicator, arbiter, arbitrate, arbitrator, bargain, bencher, critic, go between, hear, his honor, his lordship, his worship, hold court, hold the scales, impartial arbitrator, indicator, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, judger, justice, magistrate, make terms, mediate, meet halfway, moderate, moderator, negotiate, official, officiate, referee, represent, sit in judgment, step in, third party, treat with, try, ump, unbiased observerUMPIRE. A person selected by two or more arbitrators. When they are authorize to do so by the submission of the parties, and they cannot agree as to the subject- matter referred to them, whose duty it is to decide the matter in dispute. Sometimes the term is applied to a single arbitrator, selected by the parties themselves. Kyd on Awards, 6, 75, 77 Caldw. on Arb. 38; Dane' s Ab. Index, h. t.; 3 Vin. Ab. 93; Com. Dig. Arbitrament, F; 4 Dall. 271, 432; 4 Sco. N. S. 378; Bouv. Inst. Index, h. t.
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