Word · Frequency #24314
confederated
结盟；联合
confederated is the past of confederate.
核心释义
To unite with others in a league, alliance, or conspiracy; to ally or league together.
- 1.
将个人或国家联合成联盟、邦联或阴谋；结盟。
To unite persons or states in a league, confederacy or conspiracy; to ally, league.
将个人或国家联合成联盟、邦联或阴谋；结盟。；(使)联盟；(使)联合
用法In use
The small tribes decided to confederate for mutual protection against invaders.
用法提示：这里 confederate 作为动词，表示‘结成联盟’的意思。
Several neighboring cities confederated to form a single metropolitan government.
用法提示：confederated 是 confederate 的过去式，表示‘联合’的动作已完成。
The two companies are confederating to share resources and reduce costs.
用法提示：confederating 是现在分词形式，表示正在进行的联合行动。
confederate with sb/sth
The small states confederated with each other for mutual protection.
这些小国为了相互保护而彼此结盟。
confederate to do sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- confederate with
- 与…结盟
- The smaller nations confederated with each other to strengthen their position.较小的国家相互结盟以加强自己的地位。
- confederate against
- 联合对抗
- They confederated against the invading army.他们联合起来对抗入侵的军队。
- confederate together
- 联合起来
- The opposition groups confederated together to demand change.各反对团体联合起来要求变革。
- confederate in a plot
- 参与阴谋
- He was suspected of confederating in a plot to overthrow the government.他被怀疑参与推翻政府的阴谋。
- confederate into
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记作 con（共同）+ federate（联邦），像各邦聚在一起组成联盟，画面是几只手叠在一起，表示“结盟、联合”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political alliances、historical writing、legal/conspiracy contexts confederate 作动词时通常用于正式语体，多出现在政治结盟、历史叙述或阴谋/共谋等书面语境中；日常口语中比较少见。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词with连用，表示与...结盟
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 confederate /kənˈfedərit/ 完全押韵。上面这些 -erate 拼写相近的词都是形近词：它们结尾都读 /ət/（不是 /ɪt/），重音位置也不同，注意不要与 confederate 混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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