coordinate
verb(British English also co-ordinate)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they coordinate | |
| he / she / it coordinates | |
| past simple coordinated | |
| past participle coordinated | |
| -ing form coordinating |
- [transitive]
to organize the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well 使協調；使相配合 - coordinate something
They appointed a new manager to coordinate the work of the team. 爲協調這個隊的工作，他們任用了一位新經理。 We need to develop a coordinated approach to the problem. 我們需要制訂一個協調一致的方式來解決這個問題。 a carefully coordinated policy 經過周密協調的政策 - coordinate something with something
We try to coordinate our activities with those of other groups. 我們盡力協調我們組與其他組的活動。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
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- coordinate something
- [transitive] coordinate something
to make the different parts of your body work well together 使（身體各部位）動作協調；協同動作 the part of the brain that coordinates body movements 大腦中協調身體運動的部分
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- closely
- highly
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- [intransitive, transitive] coordinate (something) (with something) (rather formal)
if you coordinate clothes, furniture, etc. or if they coordinate, they look nice together （使衣服、家具等）搭配，協調 This shade coordinates with a wide range of other colours. 這種深淺的顔色可與很多顔色搭配。 The company has extended its coordinated clothing range. 該公司拓展了其服裝産品的搭配系列。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- closely
- highly
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- with
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the senses ‘of the same rank’ and ‘place in the same rank’): from co- ‘together’ + Latin ordinare (from ordo ‘order’), on the pattern of subordinate.