1. 功能;作用;職責 The function of something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.
e.g. The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry. 商業(yè)銀行的主要職能是為產(chǎn)業(yè)融資。
2. 工作;運轉;運行 If a machine or system is functioning, it is working or operating.
e.g. The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally... 當局稱(chēng)監獄現在運轉正常。 e.g. Conservation programs cannot function without local support. 沒(méi)有地方的支持，自然環(huán)境保護項目就無(wú)法運作。
3. 發(fā)揮功能;起作用;行使職責 If someone or something functionsas a particular thing, they do the work or fulfil the purpose of that thing.
function的翻譯
e.g. On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace. 在工作日，房間的1/3用作辦公區域。
4. (計算機的)功能(指執行的一系列操作) A function is a series of operations that a computer performs, for example when a single key or a combination of keys is pressed.
5. 應變量;隨他物變化而變化的事物 If you say that one thing is afunctionof another, you mean that its amount or nature depends on the other thing.
e.g. Investment is a function of the interest rate. 投資隨著(zhù)利率的變化而變。
6. (正式的)宴會(huì )，大型聚會(huì ) A function is a large formal dinner or party.
function英英釋義
noun
1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
e.g. the function of a teacher the government must do its part play its role
Synonym: officepartrole
2. what something is used for
e.g. the function of an auger is to bore holes ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
Synonym: purposeroleuse
3. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Synonym: routinesubroutinesubprogramprocedure
4. a vaguely specified social event
e.g. the party was quite an affair an occasion arranged to honor the president a seemingly endless round of social functions
Synonym: affairoccasionsocial occasionsocial function
5. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
e.g. it was a black-tie function
6. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
e.g. height is a function of age price is a function of supply and demand
7. (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
1. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
e.g. His wife officiated as his private secretary
Synonym: officiate
2. perform as expected when applied
e.g. The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in Does this old car still run well? This old radio doesn't work anymore
Synonym: workoperategorun
3. serve a purpose, role, or function
e.g. The tree stump serves as a table The female students served as a control group This table would serve very well His freedom served him well The table functions as a desk