来自拉丁语ordinare,安排，布置，指定，词源同order.引申词义顺序，后用于数学名词纵坐标。

1. She'll show you how to co-ordinate pattern and colours.

她会教你如何搭配款式和颜色。

2. Tie it with fabric bows that co-ordinate with other furnishings.

系上与其他装饰相配的布质蝴蝶结。

3. Government officials visited the earthquake zone on Thursday morning to co-ordinate the relief effort.

星期四上午，政府官员视察地震灾区，以协调救援工作。

4. Colours and looks must fit the themes of the seasons so that the shops co-ordinate well.

颜色和外观必须符合季节的主题，这样各个商家看起来才会比较协调。

5. Britain was suffering from the failure of successive governments to co-ordinate a national transport policy.

接连几届政府都没能协调出一个全国性的交通运输政策，英国因此而深受其苦。