n.(名词)

1. 职务
2. 盛大的集会
3. 【数】函数
4. 职责
5. 功能
6. 作用
7. 宴会
8. 机能
9. 社交集会
10. 官能
11. 庆祝仪式
12. 集会
13. 【数】函数
14. 与其他因素有密切关系的事
15. 联欢
16. 大宴会
17. 场合

v.(动词)

1. 运转
2. 运行
3. 起作用
4. 工作
5. 行使职责
6. 发挥作用
7. 做
8. 开下去
9. 办公
10. 顶用
11. 有效地进行
12. 尽职责
13. 有效用
14. 正常工作
15. 起…作用
16. 具有…功能
17. 活动
18. 起作用发挥机能
19. 当
20. 为…尽职
21. 担任工作（as）

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]功能; 作用; 职责 a natural or usual duty of a person or purpose of a thing
2. [C]函数; 与另一事物有密切关系的事物 a value which varies as another value varies; a quality or fact which depends on and varies with another
3. [C]社交集会 a public ceremony

v.(动词)

1. vi. 工作,运行,起作用 work, operate

Noun:

1. (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)

2. what something is used for;

   "the function of an auger is to bore holes"
   "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
   

3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;

   "the function of a teacher"
   "the government must do its part"
   "play its role"
   

4. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another;

   "height is a function of age"
   "price is a function of supply and demand"
   

5. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony;

   "it was a black-tie function"
   

6. a vaguely specified social event;

   "the party was quite an affair"
   "an occasion arranged to honor the president"
   "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
   

7. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

Verb:

1. perform as expected when applied;

   "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"
   

2. serve a purpose, role, or function;

   "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"
   

3. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function;

   "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
   

1.功能;作用;职责
Thefunction of something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.

e.g. The mainfunction 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。

2.工作;运转;运行
If a machine or systemis functioning, it is working or operating.

e.g. The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally...
当局称监狱现在运转正常。
e.g. Conservation programs cannotfunction without local support.
没有地方的支持，自然环境保护项目就无法运作。

3.发挥功能;起作用;行使职责
If someone or somethingfunctionsas a particular thing, they do the work or fulfil the purpose of that thing.

function的翻译

e.g. 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。

4.(计算机的)功能(指执行的一系列操作)
Afunction is a series of operations that a computer performs, for example when a single key or a combination of keys is pressed.

5.应变量;随他物变化而变化的事物
If you say that one thing isafunctionof another, you mean that its amount or nature depends on the other thing.

e.g. Investment is afunction of the interest rate.
投资随着利率的变化而变。

6.(正式的)宴会，大型聚会
Afunction is a large formal dinner or party.

1. 功能;用途：同时执行好几个任务(task)便可完成一个基本的功能用途(function好几个功用同时运作便可以完成更复杂的功用(function直到最后完成整个应用(application).

2.

2.function：functionname; 函数格式

3.function：func; 定义函数

4.function：fun; 功能，函数，操作

What is his function on the committee?

他在委员会里担任什么职务?

The teacher did not explain its grammatical function.

老师没有解释它的文法功能。

The function of the ear is to listen.

耳的功能是听。

Periodic change imposed on a controlled variable or a function by a controller.

通过控制器控制某一变量或函数进行周期性变化。

Heads of state attend numerous functions every year.

国家首脑每年要出席很多重大宴会。

Price is a function of supply and demand.

价格取决于供求关系的变化。

However, many system features and tasks will not function correctly.

但是,许多系统功能和任务将无法正常运行。

A new tax and financial system was functioning effectively.

新的财税体制有效运行。

During the reorganization,we should pay careful attention to selecting the key leaders of these sections so that the latter can function properly.

调整时，还要注意选配好这些部门的领导骨干，发挥职能机构的作用。

He can't afford to pay the rent, so for now, his car will also function as his home.

他付不起租金,所以目前他的车也当成他的家了。

During this mission, the command post is functioning prominently.

此次任务中，指挥部的作用尤为突出。

(figurative)Salary is a function of age and experience.

工资视乎年龄和经验而定。

Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.

尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。

We now have a functioning shower.

现在我们有一个功能正常的淋浴器。

Many children can't function effectively in large classes.

许多孩子在大班上课时学习效果不好。

The sofa also functions as a bed.

这沙发还可当床用。

The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.

大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。

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。

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。

to fulfil'/perform a function

发挥功能

bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)

身体功能

The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally...

当局称监狱现在运转正常。

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。

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。

Investment is a function of the interest rate.

投资随着利率的变化而变。

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。

Making copies of those plates for different users is an important function of the library.

把这些照片复制,供给不同的使用者是该馆的一项重要任务.

The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body.

肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.

An imbalance in certain chemicals leads to disturbances in the brain's function.

某些化学成分失衡会道致大脑功能的紊乱.

A flat electroencephalogram indicates a loss of brain function.

平直的脑电图表明脑部功能的丧失.

Each of the bodily organs has its own specific ( al ) function.

人体每个器官都有它独特的功能.

The government begins to function properly.

政纲大振.

The function of the stomach is to digest food sufficiently to enable it to pass into the intestine.

胃的功能是充分消化食物,以便让其进入肠道.

Breathing is an automatic function of the body.

呼吸是身体的一种无意识的功能.

At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.

目前医生每天在给他按摩,帮助他恢复腿臂的功能.

Some English adverbs function as adjectives.

有些英语副词起形容词作用.

There were several big Hollywood stars at the function.

社交聚会上有几位好莱坞大牌明星.

1. They have the functions and powers in their hands.
   他们手里掌握着职权。
2. The brain performs a very important function; it controls the nervous system of the body.
   大脑起一种非常重要的作用,它控制着身体的神经系统。
3. The function of the stomach is to digest food sufficiently to enable it to pass into the intestine.
   胃的功能是充分消化食物,以便让其进入肠道。
4. What functions can this machine?
   这部机器有哪些功能?
5. In x =5 y , x is a function of y .
   在x=5y中, x是y的函数。
6. The size of the crop is a function of the quality of the soil and the amount of rainfall.
   庄稼收获量的多少与土质和雨量有着密切的关系。
7. He first met her at a social function.
   他是在一次社交集会上首次遇见她的。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. The phone didn't function at all.
   这电话根本不能用。
2. The machine will not function properly if it is not kept well-oiled.
   机器没有上好油,就不会顺利地运转。

function as( v.+prep. )

担任,兼起作用fulfil the duty or purpose of
function as sth

An attributive noun functions as an adjective.

定语性名词起形容词作用。

动词+～

• function">abuse one's function滥用职权
• function">attend a function出席社交聚会
• function">discharge one's function尽职
• function">exercise〔fulfil〕 function行使职责
• function">impair〔increase〕 the function削弱〔提高〕功能
• function">perform〔serve〕 function起作用

形容词+～

• function">civic〔governmental〕 function公民〔政府〕的职责
• function">important function重大作用
• function">leading function主要职责
• function">organic function器官的功能
• function">periodic function周期函数
• function">primary function首要任务
• function">public function公务
• function">supreme function至高无上的任务
• function">useful function有益的作用
• function">vital function生命机能

名词+～

• function">immunity function免疫功能

～+名词

• function%20word">function word功能词

～+介词

• function%20of%20art">function of art艺术的作用

• The chief function of poetry is the criticism of life.

  出自：G. Murray

• The function of ice was to melt.

  出自：J. G. Cozzens

• The obsessional's habitual disgust with bodily functions, especially with those of excretion.

  出自：A. Storr

• The smooth..running of our centralised cashier function.

  出自：Times

• Finance is shaking off its grey, dowdy image. It is becoming a creative, dynamic function.

  出自：Marketing

• The wash-basin..had no plug, but the tap functioned.

  出自：A. Koestler

• Criticism..functioning as a mask for moral prejudice.

  出自：N. O. Brown

1. function作名词时，指正式的社交集会，常与at连用。

   He first met her at a social function.
   他在一次社交集会上第一次见到她。

2. function作名词，可以指人的“职责”或物的“功能”。

   The function of a policeman is to preserve law and order.
   警察的职责是维护法律和治安。

   The function of a clock is to tell the time.
   钟表的功能是报时。

n.(名词)

function, action, agency

这组词均可表示“作用”,其区别是：

1.action和agency指一物〔事〕对另一物〔事〕的作用; 而function指物体自身的作用。

2.action常从结果的角度着眼,而agency常从原因的角度着眼。

3.action和function是可数名词; 而agency是不可数名词,常用于短语by〔through〕 the agency of。

4.action是一般用词; agency和function是正式用词。

v.(动词)

function, operate, work

这三个词都有“功能”“作用”的意思。其区别在于： operate更强调成功大于结果; work暗示成功、有效; function暗示某物之目的、任务和结果。

duty，obligation，responsibility，function

这些名词都有“义务”或“职责”之意。

duty指按道德和法律的标准，一个人永远要尽的义务，强调自觉性。

obligation指道义上或法律上对他人的义务，强调强制性。也指因作出承诺而被迫履行的某种义务。

responsibility指任何义务、职责、责任或职务上所应尽的本分，强调对他人的责任。

function指因职务或职业关系去履行某种职责。

• ☆ 16世纪30年代进入英语，直接源自中古法语的fonction；最初源自拉丁语的functio，意为成绩，执行。