umpire
umpire — noun
- umpiresingular
- umpiresplural
1. In sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket, the umpire is the person who wa
In sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket, the umpire is the person who watches every action closely, judges whether the rules have been broken, and declares the outcome of each point or play.
The umpire ruled that Elena's last shot was out, so her opponent won the set.
James asked the umpire whether he could challenge the call on the center line.
ask + whether + clause for requesting a review
Sora trained for three years before becoming a professional tennis umpire.
The baseball umpire pointed to the sky, calling the batter out on a high strike.
Kasia thanked the umpire for catching her foot fault during the final game.
- player
A player takes part in the game; the umpire supervises it
文法句型
the + umpire
umpire + of + [game]
用法筆記
In tennis, baseball, and cricket the person who enforces the rules is called the umpire. In soccer and basketball the same role is called the referee. In some contexts the general term official is used.
常見錯誤
2. An umpire is someone chosen by disagreeing parties to make a final, binding deci
An umpire is someone chosen by disagreeing parties to make a final, binding decision that settles their conflict, for example in a pay dispute or a contract argument.
The two lawyers agreed to let an outside umpire settle their dispute about the contract.
settle + dispute + outside umpire
Anjali was chosen as the umpire in the disagreement between the landlord and the tenant.
The company hired an umpire to resolve the long pay argument with the factory workers.
Both sides accepted the umpire's decision because she had listened carefully to every argument.
- arbitrator
More common in legal and business English; an arbitrator usually hears both sides and makes a formal decision
- mediator
A mediator helps the parties reach their own agreement, whereas an umpire makes a binding decision
- adjudicator
Used in official settings such as competitions, courts, and tribunals
- disputant
One of the parties involved in the disagreement, rather than the person who resolves it
文法句型
umpire + in + [dispute/disagreement]
act as umpire
用法筆記
This sense is formal and appears most often in legal, business, and labor-relations contexts. It is much less common in everyday conversation than the sports sense.
常見錯誤
umpire — verb
- umpirepresent simple I / you / we / they
- umpires3rd person singular
- umpiring-ing form
- umpiredpast simple
1. To umpire a sports game means to act as the official who watches the players, ap
To umpire a sports game means to act as the official who watches the players, applies the rules, and makes decisions about each play.
Elena's father umpired the school baseball game last Saturday afternoon.
Nala has umpired tennis matches at the national level for five years.
umpire + [tennis matches] for time duration
Dario's coach asked him to umpire the junior tournament because the regular official was ill.
Kian umpired the cricket match so fairly that both teams thanked him afterward.
Without enough officials the league cannot umpire all the weekend games.
- play
Players take part in the game; umpires supervise it
文法句型
umpire + [game/match/tournament]
umpire + for + [league/club]
用法筆記
Frequently used transitively with the game or match as the object (umpire a match) or intransitively (She umpires at the local club on Saturdays). In passive voice the subject is the game or tournament itself (The match was umpired by a former professional player).