nounNG7中文字网
一. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or groupNG7中文字网
e.g. the function of a teacher
the government must do its part
play its roleNG7中文字网
Synonym: officepartroleNG7中文字网
二. what something is used forNG7中文字网
e.g. the function of an auger is to bore holes
ballet is beautiful but what use is it?NG7中文字网
Synonym: purposeroleuseNG7中文字网
三. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer programNG7中文字网
Synonym: routinesubroutinesubprogramprocedureNG7中文字网
四. a vaguely specified social eventNG7中文字网
e.g. the party was quite an affair
an occasion arranged to honor the president
a seemingly endless round of social functionsNG7中文字网
Synonym: affairoccasionsocial occasionsocial functionNG7中文字网
五. a formal or official social gathering or ceremonyNG7中文字网
e.g. it was a black-tie functionNG7中文字网
六. a relation such that one thing is dependent on anotherNG7中文字网
e.g. height is a function of age
price is a function of supply and demandNG7中文字网
七. (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)NG7中文字网
Synonym: mathematical functionsingle-valued functionmapmappingNG7中文字网
function的翻译NG7中文字网
verbNG7中文字网
一. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or functionNG7中文字网
e.g. His wife officiated as his private secretaryNG7中文字网
Synonym: officiateNG7中文字网
二. perform as expected when appliedNG7中文字网
e.g. The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
Does this old car still run well?
This old radio doesn't work anymoreNG7中文字网
Synonym: workoperategorunNG7中文字网
三. serve a purpose, role, or functionNG7中文字网
e.g. 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 deskNG7中文字网
Synonym: serveNG7中文字网