【confederate】 - A-level备考词汇

confederate

UK:  [kən'fedərət]

复数：confederates  过去分词：confederated  现在分词：confederating  

n.

1.同谋者,同党,同伙;部下

2.同盟者;〔口语〕联合者;联盟成员

3.美国南部邦联的支持者

v.

1.(使)结成同盟,(使)联合;(使)成帮派[秘密结社]

adj.

1.同盟的,联合的

2.【美史】(参加)南部同盟的,南北邦联的

1 . And he said Anderson must promise not to fire on Confederate forces. If Anderson agreed to this, then Confederate guns would remain silent.
如果安德森同意的话，那么邦联军也不会向他开火。

2 . In the early months of the war, Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president, did not even have guns enough for the men in his army.
在战争暴发的头几个月里，南方总统杰斐逊.戴维斯甚至不能向他的军队提供足够的枪支。

3 . Because she had inside information from her scouts, the Union gunboats were able to surprise the Confederate rebels.
因为她自侦察兵处取得的内线消息显示，联邦军的炮艇得以出其不意地袭击邦联反叛军。

4 . a state in east central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses.
美国中东部一州；在美国内战时期属于南部联邦；以饲养赛马闻名。

5 . a state in S United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.
美国南部墨西哥湾的一个州；在美国内战时期属于南部联邦。