1 the purpose or special duty of a person or thing 职能;功能:
The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.心脏的功能是把血液压送到全身。to perform/fulfil a function履行╱完成职能
2 an important social event, ceremony, etc 社交盛会;仪式:
The princess attends hundreds of official functions every year.公主每年出席数以百计的官方活动。
3 (mathematics数学) a quantity whose value depends on the varying values of others. In the statement 2x=y, y is a function of x. 函数(其值取决于其他变量的值。在2x=y中,y是x的函数)
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/ˈfʌŋkʃn ||; ˈfʌŋkʃən/verb
[I] to work correctly; to be in action 发挥作用;运转:
Only one engine was still functioning.只有一部发动机仍在运转。 [SYN] operate 同义词为operate
function1/ˋfʌŋkʃən; ˈfʌŋkʃ$n/n [C] 1 the purpose that something has, or the job that someone does〔事物的〕功能﹔作用;〔某人的〕职责: Lighting performs several functions in the home. 照明设备在家里起着几种功用。What is the function of a treasurer? 司库的职责是什么?2 a large party or official event 大型聚会﹔典礼﹔宴会: The mayor was attending an official function. 市长正在出席一个官方宴会。3 one of the basic operations performed by a computer〔电脑的〕子程序
function2v [I] 1 to work in the correct or intended way 正常运行﹐正常运作: Rail services are now functioning normally again. 铁路服务现已恢复正常。2 to work in a particular way〔以某种方式〕运作﹔运转: an understanding of how the economy functions 对经济如何运行的一种看法function as sthphr v to be used as another thing or to do what another thing usually does 起…作用﹔有…功能: a phrase that functions as an adverb 作副词用的一个短语
functionfunctionfunctions1nounthe special work that a person or thing does: The function of the heart is to send blood round the body.functionfunctionfunctionsfunctionedfunctioning2verb (functions, functioning, functioned)to work: The car engine will not function without oil.