co-operative cooperative, adj 1 [usu attrib 通常作定語] marked by co-operation; joint 合作性質的; 聯營的 a co-operative venture, attempt, etc 合作的企業、 嘗試等. 2 willing to be helpful 愿意協助的 The school was very co-operative when we made a film there. 我們到該校拍攝影片時, 獲校方大力協助. 3 [usu attrib 通常作定語] (commerce 商) owned and run by those participating, with profits shared by them 共同掌握所有權和管理權并分享其利的; 合作的 a co-operative farm 合作農場 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世紀英國開始了合作社運動, 許多合作機構開辦商店向貧民出售廉價物品. co-operative , n co-operative(3) business or other organization 合作企業或其他組織 agricultural co-operatives in India and China 印度和中國的農業合作社 The bicycle factory is now a workers' co-operative. 這家自行車制造廠現在是工人的集體企業. a housing co-operative, ie in which a house or group of houses is jointly owned by those who live there 住宅業主團體（其住宅之所有權屬於全體住戶）.