(1) Cooperate 即 work or act together for a common purpose or benefit ,意為“通力合作”,或“***同努力”,例如:
The army, navy, and air force cooperated in the assault.
陸海空三軍協同實施突擊。(陸谷孫《英漢大詞典》)
名詞cooperation 的例子:
With the cooperation of all the employees the work was done on time.
在全體雇員的***同努力下,工作按時完成。
(2) Collaborate 即 work jointly or together, especially on a literary project ,或 cooperate with an enemy nation ,意為“攜手合作”(尤指文化藝術項目),或“與敵勾結”,例如:
She agreed to collaborate with him in writing her biography.
她同意與他合作撰寫她的傳記。(《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》第六版)
Those who collaborated with the enemy during the war were punished afterwards.
戰時通敵者後來受到懲罰。
名詞collaboration 的例子:
The two companies are working in close collaboration.
這兩間公司正緊密協作。(《朗文當代高級辭典》第壹版)