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...他们最终决定通过住房合作社来重建奥米斯顿月牙街。The restaurant is run as a co-operative.这家饭店是合作经营的。
ADJ
齐心协力的;合作进行的
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...在埃及当局和美国当局的共同努力下他被顺利移交美国联邦调查局进行羁押。The President said the visit would develop friendly and co-operative relations between the two countries.总统说这次访问将会促进两国之间的友好合作关系。
ADJ-GRADED
合作的;有协作精神的;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.