confederate

英 [kənˈfedərət]

美 [kənˈfedərət]

n.  同谋; 同伙; 从犯; 共犯
adj.  联盟的; 同盟的; 联邦的
v.  联合; 结盟

复数：confederates　过去式：confederated　现在分词：confederating　第三人称单数：confederates　过去分词：confederated　

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牛津词典

noun

• 同谋；同伙；从犯；共犯
  a person who helps sb, especially to do sth illegal or secret

adj.

• 联盟的；同盟的；联邦的
  belonging to a confederacy

柯林斯词典

• (秘密活动的)同伙，同党，同谋
  Someone'sconfederatesare the people they are working with in a secret activity.

英英释义

noun

• a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
  Synonym:accomplice
• someone who assists in a plot
  Synonym:collaboratorhenchmanpartner in crime

verb

• form a confederation with
• form a group or unite
  1. The groups banded together
  Synonym:band together

adj

• united in a confederacy or league
  Synonym:alliedconfederative

双语例句

• In the American Civil War the Confederate state took the offensive.
  美国南北战争中，南军采取攻势。
• Two battles during the American Civil War ( 1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated in Federal army in both battles.
  美国内战期间（1861和1862）的两次战役；同盟国势力打败了两次战役中的联邦军队。
• Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation emancipated slaves in the Confederate states.
  林肯的解放宣言解放了南部联邦的奴隶。
• Robert E.Lee's Confederate army was much smaller than Joe Hooker's Union army.
  罗伯特E·李的同盟军与胡克的联盟军相比数量更少了。
• Appointed a rear admiral, he helped command the Confederate Navy in Virginia's James River.
  他被指派为后方舰队司令并协助指挥了南方联邦海军在弗吉尼亚州詹姆士的战斗。
• Sometimes Washington seemed within the Confederate grasp;
  有时华盛顿似乎落人了南部邦联的掌握之中；
• They were Confederate soldiers walking home.
  他们都是些复员回家的联盟军士兵。
• A Confederate victory in the American Civil War ( 1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces.
  美国内战（1863）中同盟军的一次胜利；布拉格统治下的同盟军打败了联邦军队。
• Now therefore we will make him our friend and our confederate.
  我们要使他作为我们的朋友，作我们的同盟！
• The Confederate soldiers thought they were firing on Union officers.
  同盟军的士兵们都认为他们正在射击的是联盟军部将。