| 释义 |
col·lab·o·rate
\kəˈlabəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Late Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor
1. : to work jointly especially with one or a limited number of others in a project involving composition or research to be jointly accredited
< Beaumont and Fletcher collaborated in writing plays >
< Sullivan collaborated with Gilbert to produce operettas >
2. : to cooperate with or assist usually willingly an enemy of one's country (as an invading or occupying force)
< Frenchmen who collaborated with the Nazis >
3. : to cooperate usually willingly with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected often in some political or economic effort
< attempts of the West to collaborate with Russia >
< the two universities collaborate on library services > |