🇬🇧🇨🇳 synergy - 协同作用 : English Lesson

Meaning of "synergy" ("协同作用"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Synergy is when two or more people, animals, or things work together so well that they can do something much better than any of them could do alone—like a super teamwork power that makes 1 + 1 feel like 3.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My brain and my stomach created synergy during math class—I solved the problem faster just so we could get to lunch.

The pencil and eraser worked in perfect synergy on my homework: the pencil made the mistakes and the eraser fixed the evidence.

With synergy, my brother and I cleaned our room in ten minutes, then spent an hour arguing about who did more work.

When my alarm clock and my mom teamed up, their synergy made it scientifically impossible for me to stay asleep.

In business, people talk about synergy when teams together do more than each person alone—but in my house, synergy is just me and my dog combining powers to open the fridge without getting caught.

Two builders and a child found old boards and rope. They felt synergy: hands nailed, ropes tied, ideas joined. Synergy of tools, sweat, and laughter made a small raft stronger than any one piece. Synergy let them cross the little river together, waving back. They cheered, proud of the clear, warm synergy between them, a small bright synergy that stayed.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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