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单词 cooperate
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Definition of cooperate in English:

cooperate

(also co-operate)
verbkəʊˈɒpəreɪtkoʊˈɑpəˌreɪt
[no object]
  • 1Work jointly towards the same end.

    the leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war
    staff need to cooperate with each other
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lionesses cooperate in teaching the cubs how to go about the art of hunting.
    • Participants will interact in teams to learn to co-operate with each other.
    • The idea is to cooperate in purchasing or importing raw materials, which could reduce their costs.
    • People with diverse resources and plans can cooperate in ways that leave them all better off.
    • He said residents had gone to a lot of trouble to improve the area and had all co-operated and worked together to keep the estate, and area, neat and tidy.
    • It consists of billions of Argentine ants living in millions of nests that cooperate with each other.
    • We have said that we will cooperate in these three areas of logistic support and use of airspace.
    • All the signs are today that one of the basic problems preventing people co-operating together for the common good is the breakdown of neighbourly society.
    • It was imperative that the community pulled together and co-operated in the future development of the area.
    • This can only be achieved if we work together, co-operate and love each other.
    • But what is most important is that everyone should cooperate in using water much less.
    • Companies should cooperate in creating an environment where human rights are understood and respected.
    • It is important for us to cooperate with each other and make an effort to take a bold leap.
    • The most important way in which the present system makes people cooperate with each other is when it drives them to fight back against it.
    • Jones said the two police forces have always co-operated, but have fine-tuned their collaboration in recent months.
    • The rules of the game are such that if both cooperate with each other, they both get a reward.
    • All of us should cooperate in maintaining law and order and in promoting peace and brotherliness.
    • At that point the players are again in a good mood and cooperate with each other until the next mistake happens.
    • Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to cooperate in the publicity of their respective national events.
    • There was also a lot of vague talk about cooperating more with allies and avoiding international isolation.
    Synonyms
    unite, join up, join together, team up, join forces, pool resources, club together, get together, come together, gather
    1. 1.1 Assist someone or comply with their requests.
      his captor threatened to kill him if he didn't cooperate
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We were cooperating with his lawyers but we weren't actually in that case.
      • Then came the actions of our esteemed spy agency, that sees fit to harass people into cooperating with it.
      • One is that the police have said that he is fully cooperating with them, and the police have also said he's not a suspect.
      • The boxer may have been killed by gangsters because he was cooperating with a police investigation into a murder.
      • They're cooperating with police; they've gone in and they've done the right thing.
      • I have instructed every member of my staff to fully cooperate in this investigation.
      • The district attorney said the boy in the latest case is cooperating with investigators and has no plans to sue.
      • They say they are cooperating with authorities until this situation can be assessed.
      • But cooperating with the tribunal has been a key demand of European and U.S. aid donors.
      • She did not reply in words, but her eyes told David that she was not going to cooperate in any way if he kept asking her like that.
      • One of the baggage handlers involved began cooperating with customs and drug agents.
      • Do you know whether or not he is at this point cooperating with his interrogators?
      • It isn't the public's business so long as he's cooperating with the media.
      • The man was cooperating with detectives and was expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
      • Jefferson has not commented on that matter, except to say he is cooperating with the investigation.
      • The bank is fully cooperating with the investigation, he said.
      • But he is reportedly cooperating with authorities, and has not officially been charged with any crime in connection with the case.
      • But he recently quit cooperating with them and they asked for a longer sentence.
      • The company has said it is cooperating with authorities.
      • Sometimes, the guests were secretly filmed and reportedly blackmailed into cooperating with him.
      Synonyms
      collaborate, work together, work side by side, act together, act jointly, pull together, band together, come together, get together, join forces, team up, unite, combine, merge, amalgamate, pool resources, club together, make common cause, form an alliance
      coordinate with each other, liaise with each other
      conspire, connive, collude, be in collusion, work hand in glove
      informal gang up
      rare coact
      be of assistance, assist, help, lend a hand, be of service, give one's support, give one's backing, contribute, chip in, do one's bit, throw in one's lot
      participate, take part, join in, get involved, go along
      informal pitch in, play ball, tag along, get in on the act
      British informal muck in, get stuck in

Derivatives

  • cooperant

  • nounkəʊˈɒpərəntkoʊˈɑp(ə)rənt
    • Its volunteer cooperants are currently working in more than 20 developing countries.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The most recent reports from cooperants in the area describe the disaster as beyond comprehension.
      • On arrival in the field, cooperants receive a general orientation with country specific information.
      • It turned out to be a real good political move; my stock with the Field Staff Officers and other cooperants seemed to go up several points.
      • She was approached by this group for a cooperant.
  • cooperator

  • nounkəʊˈɒpəreɪtəkoʊˈɑpəˌreɪdər
    • This will require a significant shift in human consciousness from the selfish to the selfless, from the competitor to the cooperator, from the ignorant to the enlightened.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first step is to divide the civilian world into two, separating the trustworthy cooperators from the noncooperators, so we don't have to search every car, package, and pocket.
      • Upholding a law ‘does not make you a formal cooperator with the evil act.’
      • Not all humans are active cooperators with this conspiracy (though some are).
      • It is time for the two peoples to shift from competitors to cooperators.

Origin

Late 16th century: from ecclesiastical Latin cooperat- 'worked together', from the verb cooperari, from co- 'together' + operari 'to work'.

Rhymes

operate
 
 

Definition of cooperate in US English:

cooperate

verbkōˈäpəˌrātkoʊˈɑpəˌreɪt
[no object]
  • 1Work jointly toward the same end.

    the leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It consists of billions of Argentine ants living in millions of nests that cooperate with each other.
    • Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to cooperate in the publicity of their respective national events.
    • We have said that we will cooperate in these three areas of logistic support and use of airspace.
    • This can only be achieved if we work together, co-operate and love each other.
    • Lionesses cooperate in teaching the cubs how to go about the art of hunting.
    • He said residents had gone to a lot of trouble to improve the area and had all co-operated and worked together to keep the estate, and area, neat and tidy.
    • All the signs are today that one of the basic problems preventing people co-operating together for the common good is the breakdown of neighbourly society.
    • The rules of the game are such that if both cooperate with each other, they both get a reward.
    • It was imperative that the community pulled together and co-operated in the future development of the area.
    • Companies should cooperate in creating an environment where human rights are understood and respected.
    • But what is most important is that everyone should cooperate in using water much less.
    • Participants will interact in teams to learn to co-operate with each other.
    • People with diverse resources and plans can cooperate in ways that leave them all better off.
    • At that point the players are again in a good mood and cooperate with each other until the next mistake happens.
    • All of us should cooperate in maintaining law and order and in promoting peace and brotherliness.
    • There was also a lot of vague talk about cooperating more with allies and avoiding international isolation.
    • Jones said the two police forces have always co-operated, but have fine-tuned their collaboration in recent months.
    • The most important way in which the present system makes people cooperate with each other is when it drives them to fight back against it.
    • The idea is to cooperate in purchasing or importing raw materials, which could reduce their costs.
    • It is important for us to cooperate with each other and make an effort to take a bold leap.
    Synonyms
    unite, join up, join together, team up, join forces, pool resources, club together, get together, come together, gather
    1. 1.1 Assist someone or comply with their requests.
      I was the villain for not cooperating with the FBI
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Then came the actions of our esteemed spy agency, that sees fit to harass people into cooperating with it.
      • The man was cooperating with detectives and was expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
      • Sometimes, the guests were secretly filmed and reportedly blackmailed into cooperating with him.
      • One is that the police have said that he is fully cooperating with them, and the police have also said he's not a suspect.
      • It isn't the public's business so long as he's cooperating with the media.
      • We were cooperating with his lawyers but we weren't actually in that case.
      • The company has said it is cooperating with authorities.
      • One of the baggage handlers involved began cooperating with customs and drug agents.
      • The boxer may have been killed by gangsters because he was cooperating with a police investigation into a murder.
      • But cooperating with the tribunal has been a key demand of European and U.S. aid donors.
      • She did not reply in words, but her eyes told David that she was not going to cooperate in any way if he kept asking her like that.
      • But he recently quit cooperating with them and they asked for a longer sentence.
      • But he is reportedly cooperating with authorities, and has not officially been charged with any crime in connection with the case.
      • The bank is fully cooperating with the investigation, he said.
      • They say they are cooperating with authorities until this situation can be assessed.
      • Jefferson has not commented on that matter, except to say he is cooperating with the investigation.
      • I have instructed every member of my staff to fully cooperate in this investigation.
      • They're cooperating with police; they've gone in and they've done the right thing.
      • Do you know whether or not he is at this point cooperating with his interrogators?
      • The district attorney said the boy in the latest case is cooperating with investigators and has no plans to sue.
      Synonyms
      collaborate, work together, work side by side, act together, act jointly, pull together, band together, come together, get together, join forces, team up, unite, combine, merge, amalgamate, pool resources, club together, make common cause, form an alliance
      be of assistance, assist, help, lend a hand, be of service, give one's support, give one's backing, contribute, chip in, do one's bit, throw in one's lot

Origin

Late 16th century: from ecclesiastical Latin cooperat- ‘worked together’, from the verb cooperari, from co- ‘together’ + operari ‘to work’.

 
 
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