judge
US: /ˈdʒədʒ/
UK: /dʒˈʌdʒ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
judge /'dʤʌdʤ/- danh từ
- quan toà, thẩm phán
- người phân xử, trọng tài
- người am hiểu, người sành sỏi
- a judge of art: người am hiểu nghệ thuật
- ngoại động từ
- xét xử, phân xử (một vụ kiện, một người có tội...)
- xét, xét đoán, phán đoán, đánh giá
- do not judge people by appearance: đừng xét người theo bề ngoài
- xét thấy, cho rằng, thấy rằng
- if you judge it to be necessary: nếu anh xét thấy cái đó là cần thiết
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) phê bình, chỉ trích
- nội động từ
- làm quan toà
- làm người phân xử, làm trọng tài
- xét, xét xử, xét đoán
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
in court of law
1 a person in a court of law who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions: a High Court judge + a federal judge + The case comes before Judge Cooper next week. + The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.
Compare: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, MAGISTRATE
in competition
2 a person who decides who has won a competition: the panel of judges at the flower show + The judges' decision is final.
sb who gives opinion
3 [usually sing.] a person who has the necessary knowledge or skills to give their opinion about the value or quality of sb/sth: She's a good judge of character. + The last singer was the best-not that I'm any judge (= I do not know much about the subject). + 'I'm not sure that's a good way to do it.' 'Let me be the judge of that.'
+ verb
form opinion
1 to form an opinion about sb/sth, based on the information you have: [V] As far as I can judge, all of them are to blame. + Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time. + To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed. + [VN] Schools should not be judged only on exam results. + Each painting must be judged on its own merits. + [VN-N, VN to inf] The tour was judged a great success. + The tour was judged to have been a great success. + [VN-ADJ] They judged it wise to say nothing. [also V that, VN that, V wh-]
estimate
2 to guess the size, amount, etc. of sth: [V wh-] It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take. + [VN to inf] I judged him to be about 50.
in competition
3 to decide the result of a competition; to be the judge in a competition: [VN] She was asked to judge the essay competition. [also V]
give opinion
4 to give your opinion about sb, especially when you disapprove of them: [VN] What gives you the right to judge other people? [also V]
in court of law
5 to decide whether sb is guilty or innocent in a court of law: [VN] to judge a case + [VN-ADJ] to judge sb guilty / not guilty
Idioms: don't judge a book by its cover (saying) used to say that you should not form an opinion about sb/sth from their appearance only
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 justice, magistrate, jurist, Isle of Man deemster or dempster, Slang Brit beak:
The judge demanded order in the court.
2 arbitrator, arbiter, umpire, referee, adjudicator, judicator, mediator, moderator:
She served as a judge at Crufts dog show last year.
3 connoisseur, expert, authority, arbiter, appraiser, evaluator, reviewer, critic, arbiter elegantiarum or elegantiae:
Let me be the judge of which work I do best.
v.
4 adjudicate, adjudge, arbitrate, decide, find, conclude, settle, determine, decree, pass judgement, deem, rule, pronounce or pass sentence:
Do you think the jury will judge in Claus's favour?
5 assess, evaluate, appraise, estimate, rate, value, weigh, measure, review, consider, size up, appreciate:
A ballistics expert is required to judge this evidence.
6 referee, umpire, mediate, moderate, arbitrate:
Mr Farnsworth agreed to judge the essay competition.
7 believe, suspect, think, consider, suppose, guess, conjecture, surmise, conclude, infer:
Palaeontologists judge the age of the specimens to be 400 million years.
Collocation
1 applies the law
ADJ.
experienced | learned | senior | presiding, trial | deputy | appeal (court), appellate, circuit, county court, district, federal, High Court, Supreme Court
VERB + JUDGE
be, sit as
By next year you could be sitting as a High Court judge.
| appoint (sb as)
JUDGE + VERB
preside, sit
Which judge will be sitting next week?
| call sb
The judge called the remaining witness for the Crown.
| direct sb
The judge must direct the jury on points of law.
| consider sth | accept sth, admit sth
The judge admitted the notes of the interview as evidence.
| dismiss sth, refuse sth, reject sth
The trial judge dismissed her compensation claim.
| conclude sth, decide sth, find sth, hold sth, rule sth, uphold sth
The judge held that the company had been negligent.
| sum up
The judge summed up and the jury retired to consider its verdict.
| sentence sb | order sth
The judge ordered the company to pay compensation to the claimant.
| award (sb) sth, grant (sb) sth
The judge awarded him damages of £20,000.
2 decides who has won a competition
ADJ.
competition | independent
QUANT.
panel
a panel of independent judges
VERB + JUDGE
choose sb/sth, decide sth
PHRASES
the judges' decision
The judges' decision on the entries is final.
3 has the ability/knowledge to give an opinion
ADJ.
astute, good, great, shrewd
You are the best judge of what your body needs. a shrewd judge of character
| poor | impartial
PREP.
~ of
He is a good judge of footballing talent.
ADV.
correctly, rightly | wrongly
I think I judged the distance wrongly.
| fairly, properly | harshly
I think you're judging her rather harshly.
| objectively | beautifully, carefully, finely, nicely, perfectly, well
Their performance of the concerto was beautifully judged and finely controlled. ‘There's something I haven't told you.’ She judged her words carefully. The bowler judged it well, timing the ball to perfection.
| accordingly
Those who preach intolerance should be judged accordingly.
VERB + JUDGE
be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to | be able to, be in a position to
I am in no position to judge whether what she is doing is right or wrong.
| learn to
learning to judge distances
PREP.
according to
He believed that schools should be judged according to strictly academic criteria.
| against
judging his own performance against the performance of others
| by
You will be judged by the work you have produced over the year.
| from
The age of the furniture can be judged from the type of wood used.
| on
Your slogan will be judged on its originality and style.
PHRASES
criteria for judging
People use different criteria for judging success at school.
| don't judge a book by its cover
(figurative) (= don't judge sth by how it looks),
judge by appearances, judging by/from sth
He seems to have been a popular person, judging by the number of people at his funeral.
| to judge by/from
To judge from what she said, she was very disappointed.
| judge for youself
Readers are left to judge for themselves whether McCrombie is hero or villain.
| judge sth on its merits
Each painting must be judged on its own merits.
Concise dictionary
judges|judged|judgingdʒʌdʒnoun
+a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
+an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
verb
+determine the result of (a competition)
+form a critical opinion of
+judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
+pronounce judgment on
+put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
