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功能;作用;職責
The function of something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.
例句
The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.
商業銀行的主要職能是為產業融資。
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VERB
工作;運轉;運行
If a machine or system is functioning, it is working or operating.
例句
The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally...
當局稱監獄現在運轉正常。
Conservation programs cannot function without local support.
沒有地方的支持，自然環境保護項目就無法運作。
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VERB
發揮功能;起作用;行使職責
If someone or something functions as a particular thing, they do the work or fulfil the purpose of that thing.
例句
On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace.
在工作日，房間的1/3用作辦公區域。
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(計算機的)功能(指執行的一系列操作)
A function is a series of operations that a computer performs, for example when a single key or a combination of keys is pressed.
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應變量;隨他物變化而變化的事物
If you say that one thing is a function of another, you mean that its amount or nature depends on the other thing.
例句
Investment is a function of the interest rate.
投資隨著利率的變化而變。
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(正式的)宴會，大型聚會
A function is a large formal dinner or party.