| [/ˈfʌŋkʃn; ˋfʌŋkʃən/] n 用法:
1 special activity or purpose of a person or thing 作用; 功能; 机能; 职能; 职责:
to fulfil a useful function 起到有益的作用 *
The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body. 心脏的功能是把血液输往全身. *
It is not the function of this committee to deal with dismissals. 处理解雇问题不是本委员会的职责. 用法:
2 important social event or official ceremony 重大的社交聚会; 典礼; 宴会:
Heads of state attend numerous functions every year. 国家首脑每年要出席很多重大宴会. 用法:
3 (mathematics 数) quantity whose value depends on the varying values of others 函数:
X is a function of Y. X是Y的函数. 用法:
4 any of the basic operations of a computer （计算机的任何基本的）功能:
What functions can this program perform? 这一程序有哪些功能? function 2
v 用法:
1 [I] work; operate 起作用; 运转:
His brain seems to be functioning normally. 他的大脑看来功能正常. *
This machine has stopped functioning, ie is out of order. 这机器坏了. 用法:
2 [Ipr] ~ as sth work as sth; operate or perform the function(1) of the thing specified 起某物的作用; 具有某物的功能; 起到所述事物的作用:
The sofa can also function as a bed. 这沙发也可以当床. *
Some English adverbs function as adjectives. 英语中有些副词可作形容词用. |