核心畫面
Picture two people carrying one table: neither can do it alone, so they match their steps and both keep hold. Cooperate is built from co- (together) plus operate (work) — working together instead of separately, or working with someone instead of against them.
可以想成：兩個人一起抬一張桌子，誰都抬不動，於是配合彼此的步伐，各抓一頭。cooperate 由 co-（一起）加上…更多收起
可以想成：兩個人一起抬一張桌子，誰都抬不動，於是配合彼此的步伐，各抓一頭。cooperate 由 co-（一起）加上 operate（運作、動手做）組成，講的就是「一起做」——有時候是兩邊合力，有時候是不擋著對方。原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cooperateverb/kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/
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To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
- 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.
- 3
To function in harmony, side by side.
- 4
To engage in economic cooperation.
- 5
lawTo obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。