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confederate

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n.同盟者,同盟国 adj.同盟的,联合的 vt.vi.(使)联盟,(使)联合,同伙,帮凶

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confederate为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

形容词:confederative 动词过去式:confederated 过去分词:confederated 现在分词:confederating 第三人称单数:confederates

词根

com-=together,with,wholly 变化型 co-,col-,comb-,con-,cor-,coun-

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confederate


/kən'fedərət; kən`fɛdərɪt/
adj joined together by an agreement or a treaty 联盟的; 同盟的; 联邦的
*the Confederate States of America 美国南部邦联.

n
1 person one works with (esp in sth illegal or secret); accomplice 同伙; 合谋者; 同党; 共犯
*his confederates in the crime 他的共犯.
2 Confederate supporter of the Confederate States 南部邦联的支持者.

/kən'fedəreɪt; kən`fɛdə,ret/
v [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/sth) join together in a larger organization for mutual benefit (为共同利益而)联合; 结盟.

confederate


n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin;Origin: , past participle of confoederare, from Latin com- ( COM-) + foedus ( FEDERAL)]
formal someone who helps someone else do something, especially something secret or illegal
= accomplice
 The young woman was his confederate, of course.
a member of a confederacy
>confederateadj