Referee



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 裁判员; 仲裁者
• ［英］ 裁判员 ( a sports official in administering a game) ; 仲裁者 ( a person to whom a legal matter is referred for settlement)
• ［记］ refer ( 参考, 提到) +ee ( 人) ;
• ［同］ 参考: reference ( 参考, 推荐)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Date: 1621
• 1. one to whom a thing is referred: as
  • a. a person to whom a legal matter is referred for investigation and report or for settlement
  • b. a person who reviews a paper and especially a technical paper and recommends that it should or should not be published
  • c. chiefly British reference 4a
• 2. a sports official usually having final authority in administering a game

II. verb (-eed; -eeing)

• Date: 1889
• transitive verb
  • 1. to conduct (as a match or game) as referee
  • 2.
    • a. to arbitrate (as a legal matter) as a judge or third party
    • b. to review (as a technical paper) before publication
• intransitive verb
  • to act as a referee

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