umpire
umpire — 名詞
- umpiresingular
- umpiresplural
1. In sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket, the umpire is the person who wa
裁判
體育比賽中執行規則的裁判
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.
裁判判定 Elena 的最後一球出界，因此她的對手贏了該盤。
James asked the umpire whether he could challenge the call on the center line.
James 詢問裁判他是否可以挑戰中線的判決。
ask + whether + clause for requesting a review
Sora trained for three years before becoming a professional tennis umpire.
Sora 訓練了三年才成為職業網球裁判。
The baseball umpire pointed to the sky, calling the batter out on a high strike.
棒球裁判指向天空，判決打者因高球被三振出局。
Kasia thanked the umpire for catching her foot fault during the final game.
Kasia 感謝裁判抓到她決勝局中的腳誤。
- 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
仲裁人
解決雙方爭議的中立人士
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.
兩位律師同意聘請一位外部仲裁人來解決他們的合約糾紛。
settle + dispute + outside umpire
Anjali was chosen as the umpire in the disagreement between the landlord and the tenant.
Anjali 被選為房東與房客之間糾紛的仲裁人。
The company hired an umpire to resolve the long pay argument with the factory workers.
公司聘請了一位仲裁人來解決與工廠工人之間的薪資爭議。
Both sides accepted the umpire's decision because she had listened carefully to every argument.
雙方都接受了仲裁人的決定，因為她仔細聽取了每一方的論點。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
擔任裁判
在比賽中擔任裁判
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.
Elena 的父親上週六下午擔任了學校棒球賽的裁判。
Nala has umpired tennis matches at the national level for five years.
Nala 擔任全國級別網球比賽的裁判已經五年了。
umpire + [tennis matches] for time duration
Dario's coach asked him to umpire the junior tournament because the regular official was ill.
Dario 的教練請他擔任青少年錦標賽的裁判，因為正規裁判生病了。
Kian umpired the cricket match so fairly that both teams thanked him afterward.
Kian 擔任板球比賽的裁判如此公正，以致兩隊賽後都向他道謝。
Without enough officials the league cannot umpire all the weekend games.
由於裁判人手不足，該聯賽無法為所有週末比賽擔任裁判。
- 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).