A co-operative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
例句
They decided a housing co-operative was the way to regenerate Ormiston Crescent...他們最終決定通過住房合作社來重建奧米斯頓月牙街。The restaurant is run as a co-operative.這家飯店是合作經營的。
ADJ
齊心協力的;合作進行的
A co-operative activity is done by people working together.
例句
He was transferred to FBI custody in a smooth co-operative effort between Egyptian and US authorities...在埃及當局和美國當局的共同努力下他被順利移交美國聯邦調查局進行羈押。The President said the visit would develop friendly and co-operative relations between the two countries.總統說這次訪問將會促進兩國之間的友好合作關系。
ADJ-GRADED
合作的;有協作精神的;愿意配合的
If you say that someone is co-operative, you mean that they do what you ask them to without complaining or arguing.