Word · Frequency #23131
uncooperative
不合作的
Not cooperative; unwilling to help or work with others.
- 1.
Not cooperative.
不合作的。
不合作的。；不配合的；执拗的
In use
The new student was uncooperative during the group project, so the others had to do most of the work.
My neighbor became uncooperative when we asked him to move his car.
An uncooperative witness made the investigation much harder.
be uncooperative
be uncooperative 是表语用法，强调主语当前不愿配合的状态。
The child was uncooperative at bedtime.
这个孩子睡觉时间不愿配合。
be uncooperative with [sb/sth]
with 后接不配合的对象；若对象是机构，也用 with。
He was uncooperative with the customs officials.
他对海关官员不予配合。
an uncooperative [noun]
作定语时直接修饰人或物，说明其不配合的属性。
The team struggled with an uncooperative supplier.
团队因供应商不配合而举步维艰。
Common mistakes
The manager was uncooperation.The manager was uncooperative.
uncooperation 是名词，表示‘不合作’这一状态，不能作形容词；在系动词 was 后应使用形容词 uncooperative 来描述人的态度。
The client is incooperative.The client is uncooperative.
cooperative 的否定前缀是 un-，即 uncooperative；incooperative 不是标准英语词，属于对否定前缀的错误类推。
He was uncooperative to the police.He was uncooperative with the police.
uncooperative 与表示对象的介词搭配应为 with，即 be uncooperative with sb.；用 to 是受汉语‘对……不合作’的语序影响而产生的误用。
Connections
Collocations
- uncooperative attitude
- 不合作的态度
- His uncooperative attitude made the meeting difficult.他那种不合作的态度使会议很难进行。
- uncooperative witness
- 不配合的证人
- The uncooperative witness refused to answer the lawyer's questions.那位不配合的证人拒绝回答律师的问题。
- uncooperative patient
- 不配合的病人
- Nurses found it hard to treat the uncooperative patient.护士们觉得很难照料这位不配合的病人。
- uncooperative behavior
- 不合作的行为
- Her uncooperative behavior frustrated the whole team.她那种不合作的行为让整个团队很沮丧。
- uncooperative child
- 不配合的孩子
- The teacher tried to calm the uncooperative child.老师试图安抚那个不配合的孩子。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 un（不）+ cooperative（合作的），画面：团队里有人双手抱胸拒绝搭手，就是不合作。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：police interviews、medical consultations、classroom behavior 该词为中性词，正式与非正式场合均可使用，多用于客观描述某人拒绝配合或不愿协助的情况，例如警方调查、医疗问诊或课堂记录。日常口语中也可用更自然的说法，如“wouldn't cooperate”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
operative, cooperative, and inoperative rhyme with uncooperative (ending /ˈɒpərətɪv/). cooperate and corporate look similar but sound different: cooperate /kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/ and corporate /ˈkɔːpərət/.
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