Word
greybacks
/ˊgreibæk/
noun
南军士兵
greybacks is the plural of greyback.
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。
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A kind of paperboard with a smooth white surface on one side and a grey surface on the other side.
一种一面光滑白色、另一面灰色的纸板。
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
In use
A greyback wrote in his diary about the long march to Gettysburg.
The greybacks marched through the rain with their worn boots.
In the film, a young greyback hides in a barn to escape the battle.
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。
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Grammar Note
可数名词，指灰鲸、黑头鸦或美国内战中的南军士兵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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