function是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of a person) -- 功能，用途；职责

  • The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart. 静脉的功能是将血液输送回心脏。

  • I'm not quite sure what my function is within the company. 我拿不太准自己在公司里有什么职责。

  • A thermostat performs the function of controlling temperature. 自动调温器的功用是控制温度。

• 1 an official ceremony or a formal social event, such as a party or a special meal, at which a lot of people are usually present -- 典礼，仪式；社交聚会

  • As a mayor, he has a lot of official functions to attend. 作为市长，他要参加很多官方活动。

  • I see her two or three times a year, usually at social functions. 我一年能见她两三次，通常都是在社交聚会上。

• 2 the way in which something works or operates -- 工作；运行

  • It's a disease that affects the function of the nervous system. 这是一种影响神经系统功能的疾病。

  • Studies suggest that regular intake of the vitamin significantly improves brain function. 研究表明定期服用维生素会显着增强大脑功能。

• 3 a process that a computer or a computer program uses to complete a task -- （电脑程序中的）功能

  • a search/save/sort function 搜索／保存／排序功能

• 4 something that results from something else, or is the way it is because of something else -- …的结果

  • His success is a function of his having worked so hard. 他的成功是辛勤工作的结果。

  • The low temperatures here are a function of the terrain as much as of the climate. 这里的低温是地形与气候同时作用的结果。

• 5 (in mathematics) a quantity whose value depends on another value and changes with that value -- （数学中的）函数，应变量

  • x is a function of y. x是y的函数。

• 6 to work or operate -- 运转；工作；起作用

  • You'll soon learn how the office functions. 你很快就会了解办事处的运作了。

  • The television was functioning normally until yesterday. 一直到昨天电视机还一切正常。

  • I'm so tired today, I can barely function. 我今天太累了，简直动不了了。