单词 | chair umpire |
释义 | > as lemmaschair umpire chair umpire n. Tennis the umpire seated on a raised chair behind a net post, who is the final authority during a match; cf. linesman n. 3a. ΚΠ 1921 Amer. Lawn Tennis 15 Jan. 592/2 The players were a bit fussed... Not so the chair umpire. 1975 Guardian 17 May 19/1 Chair-umpires..indicate when they thought that decisions by linemen were open to doubt. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Feb. viii. 4/3 Henin-Hardenne won that critical eighth game..after chair umpire Sandra De Jenken..overruled a line call on the baseline. < as lemmas |
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