function

noun

1. 作用；功能；职能；机能
   a special activity or purpose of a person or thing
   1. to fulfil/perform a function
      发挥功能
   2. bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)
      身体功能
   3. 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。
   4. 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。
2. 社交聚会；典礼；宴会
   a social event or official ceremony
   1. 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。
3. 函数
   a quantity whose value depends on the varying values of others. In the statement 2x=y, y is a function of x.
   1. Salary is a function of age and experience.
      工资视乎年龄和经验而定。
4. 子例行程序；子例程
   a part of a program, etc. that performs a basic operation

verb

1. 起作用；正常工作；运转
   to work in the correct way
   1. Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.
      尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。
   2. We now have a functioning shower.
      现在我们有一个功能正常的淋浴器。
   3. 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。

1. N-COUNT 功能;作用;职责
   The function of 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。
2. VERB 工作;运转;运行
   If a machine or system is 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。
3. VERB 发挥功能;起作用;行使职责
   If someone or something functions as a 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。
4. (计算机的)功能(指执行的一系列操作)
   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. N-COUNT 应变量;随他物变化而变化的事物
   If you say that one thing is a function of another, 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。
6. (正式的)宴会，大型聚会
   A function is a large formal dinner or party.

1. A typical PDA can function as a mobile phone, fax sender, and personal organizer.
   典型的掌上电脑具有移动电话、传真发送机和个人文件夹的功能。
2. His function is vital to the accomplishment of the agency's mission.
   要完成该机构的使命，他的作用至关重要。
3. The other fundamental consideration in the conception of a plan is function.
   在构思设计图时要考虑的另一个基本因素是功能。
4. The rise or decline of the United States is not a function of deterministic forces.
   美国的兴衰并非不可抗力作用的结果。
5. They were decked out in tracksuits, seemingly to dissimulate their true function.
   他们都穿着田径服，似乎想掩饰他们的真实职能。
6. 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。
7. The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally
   当局称监狱现在运转正常。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Investment is a function of the interest rate.
    投资随着利率的变化而变。
11. He had been invited to grace a function at the evening college.
    他应邀为这所夜校的活动捧场。
12. His function as a Mayor affords him the leverage to get things done through attending committee meetings.
    他的市长身份使他有能力通过出席委员会会议来达成一些事情。
13. A complex engine has many separate components, each performing a different function.
    一个复杂发动机有很多独立零部件，每个零部件具有不同作用。
14. Might it not be better to relegate the King to a purely ceremonial function?
    让国王变成纯粹发挥典礼仪式上象征作用的元首会不会更好？
15. The most telling condemnation of the system was that it failed to fulfil its function.
    对这一制度最有力的谴责是它没能发挥其应有的作用。
16. The function of the ear is to listen.
    耳的功能是听。
17. The government begins to function properly.
    政纲大振。
18. The Science and Technology Association served the function of a go-between.
    科学技术协会发挥了穿针引线的作用。
19. 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，帮助他恢复四肢的功能。
20. This chair can also function as a bed.
    这张椅子可兼做床用。
21. Reason, which is a function of memory, organizes perceptions into comprehensible patterns.
    理性是一种记忆功能，将感知组织成可理解的模式。
22. Although the approximate wave function is qualitatively useful, it is gravely lacking in quantitative accuracy.
    虽然近似的波函数是定性地有用，然而它严重的缺少定量的准确性。
23. Two proving method for chain rule of analytic function.
    解析函数链式法则的两种证明方法。
24. 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。
25. These should be four undetermined constants in the displacement function.
    位移函数中应有四个未定常数。
26. 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。
27. Maintenance of humidity is vital for ciliary function.
    保持湿度对纤毛功能来说十分重要。
28. The function of the albumen cells is not known.
    白蛋白细胞的功能尚不清楚。
29. Serial dopamine transporter imaging of nigrostriatal function in patients with idiopathic rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder: a prospective study.
    连续多巴胺转运蛋白显像与特发性快动眼睡眠行为障碍患者的黑质纹状体功能：一项前瞻性研究。

  obligation commitment duty function responsibility【导航词义：义务，责任】

  obligation n. 义务，责任

〔辨析〕指法规、合同等规定的该做或不该做的事，含强制之意；也指因诺言、誓言等而必须要做的事。

  commitment n. 承诺；承诺之事

〔辨析〕指会去做某事的保证或保证去做的事情。

  duty n. 责任，义务

〔辨析〕指在道义或法律上应尽的本分，强调自觉性；也指工作职责，此时通常用复数。

  function n. 职责，职能

〔辨析〕指某人的工作职责或某事物的职能或功用。

  responsibility n. 责任，义务

〔辨析〕指管控某人或某事物的责任、对不良事件所负的责任或工作职责，强调对他人的责任。

  operate function go run work【导航词义：运行，运转】

  operate v. 操作；运转

〔辨析〕指人操控机器或设备，也指机器等运行。

  function v. 正常运转，起作用

〔辨析〕指系统、机器设备、机构、人等正常工作。

  go v. 运行，运转

〔辨析〕指机器、装置等工作，多用于口语。

  run v. （使）运转，（使）运行

〔辨析〕指机器、引擎等工作或使其开动，也指计算机程序运行或使其运行。

  work v. 运转；操作

〔辨析〕普通用词，指机器或设备正常工作，也可指使用机器或设备。

function as sb/sth

1. 起…作用；具有…功能
   to perform the action or the job of the thing or person mentioned
   1. to fulfil/perform a function
      发挥功能
   2. bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)
      身体功能
   3. 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。
   4. 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。

noun

1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
   1. the function of a teacher
   2. the government must do its part
   3. play its role

   Synonym:    officepartrole

2. what something is used for
   1. the function of an auger is to bore holes
   2. 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
   1. the party was quite an affair
   2. an occasion arranged to honor the president
   3. a seemingly endless round of social functions

   Synonym:    affairoccasionsocial occasionsocial function

5. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
   1. it was a black-tie function

6. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
   1. height is a function of age
   2. 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)

   Synonym:    mathematical functionsingle-valued functionmapmapping

verb

1. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
   1. His wife officiated as his private secretary

   Synonym:    officiate

2. perform as expected when applied
   1. The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
   2. Does this old car still run well?
   3. This old radio doesn't work anymore

   Synonym:    workoperategorun

3. serve a purpose, role, or function
   1. The tree stump serves as a table
   2. The female students served as a control group
   3. This table would serve very well
   4. His freedom served him well
   5. The table functions as a desk

   Synonym:    serve