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a special activity or purpose of a person or thing 作用;功能;职能;机能 The club serves a useful function as a meeting place. 这个俱乐部是一个会面的好地方。 to fulfil/perform a function 发挥功能 What is your function in the department? 你在部门的职能是什么? bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet) 身体机能 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。 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。
Extra ExamplesFortunately, his head injuries left his bodily functions unimpaired. 幸运的是他头部的伤没有影响到身体功能。 The committee has a dual function, both advisory and regulatory. 这个委员会具有咨询和管理双重功能。 Within two weeks of quitting smoking, your lung function can improve as much as 30% 戒烟后两周内,你的肺功能可以改善30%
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- useful
- valuable
- …
- have
- carry out
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
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a social event or official ceremony 社交聚会;典礼;宴会 The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions. 大厅可以举办婚礼和其他公开活动。 The couple attended a charity function in aid of cancer research. 这对夫妇出席了一项资助癌症研究的慈善活动。
Extra ExamplesThere are numerous functions in aid of charity. 有许多帮助慈善的功能。 He and his wife were guests of honour at a function held by the society last weekend. 在上周末协会举办的宴会上他和他的妻子是特邀嘉宾。 The reception will be held in the hotel's function room. 招待会将在该酒店的多功能厅举行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- charity
- official
- social
- …
- hold
- attend
- go to
- …
- room
- [countable] function (of something) (
mathematics )数学 a quantity whose value depends on the varying values of others. In the statement 2x=y, y is a function of x. Topics Maths and measurementc1函数 - [countable] (
computing )计算机 a part of a program, etc. that performs a basic operation Topics Computersc2子程序;子例程
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French fonction, from Latin functio(n-), from fungi ‘perform’.