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function

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃn/
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃn/
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  1.  
     [countable, uncountable] a special activity or purpose of a person or thing作用；功能；职能；机能
    • The club serves a useful function as a meeting place.这个俱乐部是一个会面的好地方。
    • to fulfil/perform a function发挥功能
    • What is your function in the department?您在部门中的职能是什么？
    • bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)身体机能
    • The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.心脏的功能就是把血液输往全身。🔊🔊
    • This design aims for harmony of form and function.这个设计旨在使形式和功能协调一致。🔊🔊
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    • Fortunately, his head injuries left his bodily functions unimpaired.幸运的是他头部的伤没有影响到身体功能。
    • The committee has a dual function, both advisory and regulatory.这个委员会具有咨询和管理双重功能。
    • Within two weeks of quitting smoking, your lung function can improve as much as 30%在戒烟两周内，您的肺功能可改善多达30％
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • important
    • useful
    • valuable
    • …
    verb + function
    • have
    • carry out
    • fulfil/​fulfill
    • …
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  2. [countable] a social event or official ceremony社交聚会；典礼；宴会
    • The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅可以举办婚礼和其他公开活动。🔊🔊
    • The couple attended a charity function in aid of cancer research.这对夫妇出席了一项资助癌症研究的慈善活动。
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    • There are numerous functions in aid of charity.有许多辅助慈善的功能。
    • He and his wife were guests of honour at a function held by the society last weekend.在上周末协会举办的宴会上他和他的妻子是特邀嘉宾。
    • The reception will be held in the hotel's function room.招待会将在该酒店的多功能厅举行。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • charity
    • official
    • social
    • …
    verb + function
    • hold
    • attend
    • go to
    • …
    function + noun
    • room
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  3. [countable] function (of something) (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
    • (figurative) Salary is a function of age and experience.工资视年龄和经验而定。🔊🔊
    Topics Maths and measurementc1
  4. [countable] (computing计算机) a part of a program, etc. that performs a basic operation子程序；子例程Topics Computersc2
    5. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French fonction, from Latin functio(n-), from fungi ‘perform’.

function

verb
 OPAL WOPAL S
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃn/
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃn/
[intransitive] (rather formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they function
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🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃn/
he / she / it functions
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃnz/
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃnz/
past simple functioned
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃnd/
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃnd/
past participle functioned
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃnd/
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-ing form functioning
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/
🔊/ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to work in the correct way起作用；正常工作；运转 synonym operate
    • We now have a functioning shower.现在我们有一个功能正常的淋浴器。🔊🔊
    • + adv./prep. Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。🔊🔊
    • Many children can't function effectively in large classes.许多孩子在上大课时学习效果不好。🔊🔊
    • (humorous) I can't function properly without a coffee.不喝咖啡我无法正常工作。
    Extra Examples
    • All the instruments were functioning normally.所有的仪器都在正常工作。
    • Can we devise a system in which judges function independently of party politics?我们是否能设计一套体系使法官行使其职责时完全不受党派政治的影响？
    • My brain could barely function through the pain.我疼得大脑几乎无法思考了。
    • Problems arise when the body's immune system is not functioning adequately.免疫系统不能充分发挥作用时，身体就会出现问题。
    • The bombs continued to fall, but somehow the city still functioned.炸弹继续落下，但不知怎的，这座城市仍在运转。
    • The group has now become a fully functioning political organization.这一团体现已成为全面运作的政治组织。
    • The organization functions primarily through volunteer efforts.这个组织主要通过志愿者发挥作用。
    • This model does not describe accurately the way a market economy actually functions.这一模型没有准确地说明市场经济实际是怎样运作的。
    • When nutrients are in short supply the body cannot function normally.营养不足时，身体就不能正常运转。
    • a system in which judges function independently of politics一套使法官行使其职责时完全不受政治影响的体制
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • effectively
    • efficiently
    • smoothly
    • …
    verb + function
    • be able to
    • be unable to
    • can
    • …
    phrases
    • fully functioning
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French fonction, from Latin functio(n-), from fungi ‘perform’.