functions

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n.  作用; 功能; 职能; 机能; 社交聚会; 典礼; 宴会; 函数
v.  起作用; 正常工作; 运转
function的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 功能;作用;职责
  Thefunctionof something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.
  1. The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.
     商业银行的主要职能是为产业融资。
• VERB 工作;运转;运行
  If a machine or systemis functioning, it is working or operating.
  1. The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally...
     当局称监狱现在运转正常。
  2. Conservation programs cannot function without local support.
     没有地方的支持，自然环境保护项目就无法运作。
• VERB 发挥功能;起作用;行使职责
  If someone or somethingfunctionsasa particular thing, they do the work or fulfil the purpose of that thing.
  1. On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace.
     在工作日，房间的1/3用作办公区域。
• (计算机的)功能(指执行的一系列操作)
  Afunctionis a series of operations that a computer performs, for example when a single key or a combination of keys is pressed.
• N-COUNT 应变量;随他物变化而变化的事物
  If you say that one thing isafunctionofanother, you mean that its amount or nature depends on the other thing.
  1. Investment is a function of the interest rate.
     投资随着利率的变化而变。
• (正式的)宴会，大型聚会
  Afunctionis a large formal dinner or party.

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