cooperate /koʊˈɑːpəˌreɪt/ verb cooperates; cooperated; cooperating
cooperates; cooperated; cooperating
Learner's definition of COOPERATE
[no object]
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: to work together : to work with another person or group to do something合作；协作 -
It will be much easier if everyone cooperates.大家齐心协力，事情就会好办多了。
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Several organizations cooperated in the relief efforts.在救援行动中，多个组织通力协作。
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The country agreed to cooperate with the other nations on the trade agreement.这个国家同意与其他国家共同签署贸易协定。
2
a : to be helpful by doing what someone asks or tells you to do配合；协助 -
The mother asked the child to put on his pajamas, but the child refused to cooperate.妈妈叫孩子穿上睡衣，但这孩子就是不听话。
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Witnesses were willing/unwilling to cooperate.目击者愿意/不愿意配合调查。
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often + with b : to act in a way that makes something possible or likely : to produce the right conditions for something to happen条件适宜