a federal
federal 作名词时为可数名词,常指联邦执法人员或联邦官员。
A federal stopped the car near the border.
一名联邦探员在边境附近拦下了那辆车。
联邦探员;联邦执法人员
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联邦探员;联邦执法人员
A federal agent or law-enforcement officer.
A federal stopped the car near the border.
一名联邦探员在边境附近拦下了那辆车。
联邦特工或(主要指执法机构的)联邦官员。
A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.
联邦党成员。
A member of a Federal Party
美国内战期间联邦军成员。
a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
联邦制的支持者。
A supporter of federation.
The federal pulled over the speeding car on the highway.
那位联邦执法人员在高公路上拦下了超速的汽车。
My grandfather was a federal who fought at Gettysburg.
我的祖父是一名在葛底斯堡战斗过的联邦士兵。
Two federals knocked on the door to serve a warrant.
两名联邦执法人员敲门来送达搜查令。
federal 作名词时为可数名词,常指联邦执法人员或联邦官员。
A federal stopped the car near the border.
一名联邦探员在边境附近拦下了那辆车。
复数形式为 Federals;在指联邦党成员或北军士兵时,首字母通常大写。
Two Federals were assigned to the investigation.
两名联邦执法人员被指派参与调查。
在美国内战语境中,the Federals 特指联邦军(北军)士兵。
The Federals advanced across the field.
北军士兵越过田野向前推进。
Not this
The federal has the power to levy taxes.
Use this
The federal government has the power to levy taxes.
英语中 federal 作名词时指“联邦探员/官员”或“联邦支持者”等人,不指机构;表示“联邦政府”这个机构时,要用形容词 federal 加名词 government。
Not this
The United States is a federal made up of fifty states.
Use this
The United States is a federation made up of fifty states.
federal 作名词指人(如联邦官员、北军士兵),不指“联邦”这一政治实体;表示“由若干州组成的联邦”应用 federation。汉语的“联邦”对应英语的 federation,而 federal 是形容词或指人的名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
联邦军队;北军
The Federals crossed the river under heavy fire.
联邦军队在猛烈的炮火下渡河。
北军与南军;联邦军与邦联军
Artillery fire rained down on both Federals and Confederates.
炮火如雨般落在北军和南军双方头上。
把某事小题大做;对某事大惊小怪
The boss made a federal case out of a small typo in the report.
老板把报告里的一个小笔误小题大做。
Use Federal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住词头fed,联想到FBI(联邦调查局)的Federal;federal作名词就是联邦一方的人:探员、北军士兵或联邦制支持者。
语域:mixed 常见场景:新闻报道中的执法话题、日常谈话、历史或政治讨论 名词 federal 的语域随所指不同而变化:指联邦执法人员或特工时多用于非正式或新闻报道语境;指美国内战时期的北军士兵或联邦党成员时则比较常见于历史或正式讨论。
可数名词,指美国内战中的联邦士兵或联邦执法官员。
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