cooperative
co-operative, adj
1 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
marked by co-operation; joint 合作性质的; 联营的
a co-operative venture, attempt, etc 合作的企业、 尝试等.
2 willing to be helpful 愿意协助的
The school was very co-operative when we made a film there. 我们到该校拍摄影片时, 获校方大力协助.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(commerce 商) owned and run by those participating, with profits shared by them 共同掌握所有权和管理权并分享其利的; 合作的
a co-operative farm 合作农场
The co-operative movement started in Britain in the 19th century; co-operative societies set up shops to sell low-priced goods to poor people. 19世纪英国开始了合作社运动, 许多合作机构开办商店向贫民出售廉价物品. cooperative, n co-operative(3) business or other organization 合作企业或其他组织
agricultural co-operatives in India and China 印度和中国的农业合作社
The bicycle factory is now a workers' co-operative. 这家自行车制造厂现在是工人的集体企业.
a housing co-operative, ie in which a house or group of houses is jointly owned by those who live there 住宅业主团体(其住宅之所有权属於全体住户).
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss possible solutions for the pending issues.
本次会议的目的就是要讨论对悬而未解的问题的可能解决办法。
They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.