referee /.refә'ri:/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• (n.) an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
• (v.) be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

Chinese translation

• n. 仲裁人, 调解人, 裁判员
• v. 仲裁, 裁判

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/.refә'ri:/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.86 · Super Rare

Word forms

referees, refereed, refereeing

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referees · reference · refer · referendum

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