be called a greyback
“greyback”指代美国内战中的南军士兵。
During the Civil War, he was called a greyback.
在内战期间，他被称为南军士兵。
南军士兵
灰背半蹼鹬；灰瓣蹼鹬；一种一面光滑白色、另一面灰色的纸板。；灰鲸;黑头鸦;南军的士兵
a Confederate soldier (nickname used by Union soldiers in the American Civil War)
美国内战时北方联邦军对南方士兵的称呼，因灰色军服得名。
一种一面光滑白色、另一面灰色的纸板。
A kind of paperboard with a smooth white surface on one side and a grey surface on the other side.
A greyback wrote in his diary about the long march to Gettysburg.
一名南军士兵在日记里写下了向葛底斯堡长途行军的经历。
用法提示：greyback 这里用作单数名词，指美国内战中的南军士兵。
The greybacks marched through the rain with their worn boots.
这些南军士兵穿着破旧的靴子在雨中行军。
用法提示：greybacks 是 greyback 的复数形式，指南军士兵群体。
In the film, a young greyback hides in a barn to escape the battle.
电影中，一名年轻的南军士兵躲在谷仓里以躲避战斗。
用法提示：greyback 在这里是单数可数名词，指一名南军士兵。
“greyback”指代美国内战中的南军士兵。
During the Civil War, he was called a greyback.
在内战期间，他被称为南军士兵。
greyback 指的是南军士兵，而 grayback 通常指的是背部灰色的动物。
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