名詞 federal:

1. a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
   同義詞：Federal soldier, Union soldier
2. any federal law-enforcement officer
   同義詞：Fed, federal official

形容詞 federal:

1. national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
2. of or relating to the central government of a federation
3. being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
   同義詞：Union
4. characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities

1. In the USA foreign policy is decided by the federal government and federal laws are made by Congress.
   美國(guó)外交政策取決于聯(lián)邦政府，聯(lián)邦法律由國(guó)會(huì)制定。
2. But devising incentives to encourage people to save more is a high priority, and the officials said they wanted to explore approaches that would not make much of a dent in Federal revenues, at least for some years.
   但是制訂鼓勵(lì)人們儲(chǔ)蓄獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)辦法是當(dāng)務(wù)之急，官員們說他們想要尋求不致過分影響聯(lián)邦歲入的辦法，至少幾年之內(nèi)不致影響。
3. Expenditures by the Federal Government have been steadily pared.
   聯(lián)邦政府的開支正在逐漸削減。
4. As the Council on Competitiveness recently noted, some of the700 Federal Laboratories are not pulling their weight and need to be shut down.
   美國(guó)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力咨訊會(huì)最近指出，700個(gè)聯(lián)邦試驗(yàn)所之中有些未能發(fā)生作用，應(yīng)予關(guān)閉。

fed.er.al

adj.Abbr. fed.（形容詞）縮寫 fed.
Of, relating to, or being a form of government in which a union of states recognizes the sovereignty of a central authority while retaining certain residual powers of government.
聯(lián)邦的：一種政府組織形式的，在這種形式中聯(lián)合各州確認(rèn)一個(gè)至高無上的中央權(quán)力，同時(shí)保持一定的政府殘留權(quán)力
Of or constituting a form of government in which sovereign power is divided between a central authority and a number of constituent political units.
聯(lián)邦制的：組成一種政府形式的，其中最高權(quán)力由中央權(quán)力機(jī)構(gòu)與政治組織成員分享
Of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinct from the governments of its member units.
聯(lián)邦政府的：聯(lián)邦中央政府的，與其成員國(guó)政府存在差別
Favorable to or advocating federation:
支持聯(lián)邦的：支持或擁護(hù)聯(lián)邦的：
例句：
The senator`s federal leanings were well known.
參議員的聯(lián)邦傾向是眾所周知的

Relating to or formed by a treaty or compact between constituent political units.
聯(lián)合的：與政體各組成部分之間的協(xié)定或合約有關(guān)的或由其組成的
Federal
Federal
Of, relating to, or supporting Federalism or the Federalist Party.
聯(lián)邦黨的：是（支持）聯(lián)邦主義或聯(lián)邦黨的或與其有關(guān)的
Of, relating to, or loyal to the Union cause during the American Civil War.
親聯(lián)邦政府的：是，（忠誠(chéng)于）美國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)期間組成的聯(lián)邦的或與其有關(guān)的
Often Federal Of, relating to, or being the central government of the United States.
常作 Federal 美國(guó)中央政府的
Federal Relating to or characteristic of a style of architecture, furniture, and decoration produced in the United States especially in the late 8th and early 9th centuries and characterized by adaptations of classical forms combined with typically American motifs.
Federal 美國(guó)建筑風(fēng)格的：與美國(guó)生產(chǎn)的建筑，家具，和裝飾品有關(guān)的或具有其特點(diǎn)的，尤指在8世紀(jì)晚期和9世紀(jì)早期的，其特點(diǎn)是古典形式與典型美國(guó)圖案的聯(lián)合采用
n.（名詞）
Federal
Federal
A supporter of the Union during the American Civil War, especially a Union soldier.
聯(lián)邦主義者：美國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)期間聯(lián)邦的支持者，特指聯(lián)邦士兵
A Federalist.
聯(lián)邦主義者
Often Federal A federal agent or official.
常作 Federal 聯(lián)邦代理人或官員

來源：
From Latin foedus foeder- [league, treaty] * see bheidh-
源自 拉丁語 foedus foeder- [聯(lián)盟，盟約] *參見 bheidh-

【引伸】
fed.erally
adv.（副詞）