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a confederate in [something]
He was a confederate in the robbery.
他是这起抢劫案中的同谋。
同盟者；联盟成员
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同盟者；联盟成员
A member of a confederacy.
He was a confederate in the robbery.
他是这起抢劫案中的同谋。
邦联成员。
A member of a confederacy.
阴谋的同谋；共犯。
An accomplice in a plot.
The police arrested the thief and his confederate who helped him carry the stolen goods.
警察逮捕了小偷和他的同谋，后者帮助他搬运赃物。
Our company found a reliable confederate in the Asian market to expand our business.
我们公司在亚洲市场找到了一位可靠的同盟者来拓展业务。
Many farmers in the South were loyal confederates during the Civil War.
内战期间，南方许多农民是忠诚的南部邦联支持者。
He was a confederate in the robbery.
他是这起抢劫案中的同谋。
She acted as a confederate of the spy.
她扮演了那个间谍的同伙。
指美国内战时期南方邦联的支持者，首字母通常大写。
Many Confederates surrendered after the battle.
许多南方邦联支持者在战斗后投降了。
Not this
The confederate was composed of several states.
Use this
The Confederacy was composed of several states.
Confederate 作为名词指人（同盟者或南方邦联的支持者），而指国家联盟应用 confederacy 或 confederation。
Not this
He was a confederate of the thief.
Use this
He was a confederate in the theft.
表示同谋时，confederate 后接介词 in 表示在某事中同谋，或接 with 表示与某人同谋，而非 of。
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犯罪同伙
The two men were confederates in crime.
这两个男人是犯罪同伙。
阴谋同谋
She was a confederate in a plot to kidnap the governor.
她是绑架州长阴谋的同谋。
政治盟友
The senator and his political confederates voted against the bill.
这位参议员和他的政治盟友投票反对该法案。
联盟成员
The state was a confederate in the defensive alliance.
该州是防务联盟的成员。
我听到了南方邦联的鼓声，我听到它们在敲响。
This line is from The Band's 1969 song 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down'. Here, 'Confederate' is used as a noun to refer to the soldiers of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
这句歌词出自 The Band 乐队 1969 年的歌曲《The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down》。这里的“Confederate”作名词，指美国内战期间南方邦联的士兵。
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confederate 的两种身份：光明正大结盟是联邦成员，暗中合谋就是同伙共犯。
语域：formal 常见场景：政治/历史、法律/犯罪 confederate 作名词时通常用于正式或书面语：一是指邦联或同盟的成员，多见于政治、历史语境；二是指阴谋或犯罪的同谋、共犯，多见于法律或正式叙述。日常口语中更常用 partner、ally 或 accomplice。
常与with连用，表示与某人结盟或共谋。
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