cooperate

动词 v.
/kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/|/kuˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/|/kəˈwɔpəɹɛjt/    /koʊˈɑ.pəˌɹeɪt/|/kuˈɑ.pəˌɹeɪt/|/kəʉˈɔp.ə.ɹæɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit. intransitive
    — In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.
  2. To allow for mutual unobstructed action. intransitive
  3. To function in harmony, side by side. intransitive
  4. To engage in economic cooperation. intransitive
  5. To obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness. jargon,transitive

词形变化

cooperates present,singular,third-person cooperating participle,present cooperated participle,past cooperated past co-operate alternative,UK coöperate alternative,dated

词源

Originated 1595–1605 from Late Latin cooperātus, perfect passive participle of cooperor (“to work with”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Equivalent to co- + operate. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.
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