confederates
n. 同盟者；同盟国；共谋者（confederate 的复数）
v. 结盟；共谋；联合（confederate 的第三人称单数）
例句
The confederates who had reached that far didn't know that there was no backup behind them.
到达那里的南方邦联军人根本就不知道在他们后面没有后援。
Meade followed cautiously and failed to cut off the Confederates before they recrossed the Potomac.
米德谨慎尾随其后，但对同盟军再次渡过波托马克河之前的截击却以失败告终。
The Union army, commanded by General Meade, held Cemetery Ridge and managed to hold off the Confederates.
联邦军当时的指挥官是米德将军，他攻占了墓园山脊，并成功拖住了南方邦联军。
