[mass noun]the process of working together to the same end 合作 they worked in close cooperation with the British Tourist Authority. 他们与英国旅游管理局紧密合作。 ■assistance, especially by complying readily with requests 协作;配合 we should like to ask for your cooperation in the survey. 我们希望在调查中得到你们的配合。 ■(Economics)the formation and operation of cooperatives (经济)合作团体;合作
语源
late Middle English: from Latin cooperatio(n-), from the verb cooperari (see cooperate); later reinforced by French coopération