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