referee• I had hoped to get some work done, but instead spent most of my time refereeing between the two of them.• In 1989 he took a rest from running junior soccer teams and this season began refereeing in the South Merseyside Junior League.• A team photograph was taken and after that Barry Jewitt, who was refereeing, started off the match.• Mike Wootton, who had refereed the match impeccably, declined.• At the moment she is refereeing the netball match over at the playing field.
From Longman Business Dictionary
refereeref·er·ee /ˌrefəˈriː/ noun [countableC]
1British EnglishBrE a person who provides information about your character, abilities, or qualifications when you are trying to get a job
Applications should be in the form of a CV and include the names of three referees.
1official who controls a game裁判員ADJECTIVE | REFEREE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤basketball, boxing, football, soccer (especially NAmE) , etc.籃球、拳擊、美式橄欖球、足球等裁判▸➤match, meet, tournament比賽/運動會/錦標賽裁判◇decisions taken by the tournament referee錦標賽裁判作出的決定➤international國際裁判➤top頂級裁判➤professional (especially BrE) 職業裁判◇my 20 years as a professional referee我擔任職業裁判的 20 年➤assistant (in football/soccer足球)助理裁判◇an assistant referee flagged for a penalty助理裁判舉旗示意要罰球➤guest (especially NAmE) 特邀裁判◇He was acting as a guest referee in the main wrestling event.他在此重要摔跤賽事中擔任特邀裁判。REFEREE + VERB➤award sb sth裁判判給某人⋯◇The referee awarded a free kick to the home team.裁判判給主隊一個任意球。➤blow his/her/the whistle裁判吹哨➤stop sth裁判停止⋯▸➤book sb, send sb off (both in football/soccer均用于足球) (both BrE) 裁判記名警告某人;裁判罰某人出場◇The referee booked three players for offensive behaviour.裁判記名警告 3 名隊員的侵犯行為。PHRASES➤the referee's decision裁判的判定referee
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2 (BrE) recommends sb for a job推薦某人➡ see also referenceADJECTIVE | VERB + REFEREE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤academic學術推薦人VERB + REFEREE➤act as, be當推薦人PREPOSITION➤referee for為⋯做的推薦人◇His former employer agreed to act as a referee for him.他的前任雇主同意做他的推薦人。