function

noun

1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

e.g. the function of a teacher
the government must do its part
play its role

Synonym: officepartrole

2. what something is used for

e.g. the function of an auger is to bore holes
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

e.g. the party was quite an affair
an occasion arranged to honor the president
a seemingly endless round of social functions

Synonym: affairoccasionsocial occasionsocial function

5. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony

e.g. it was a black-tie function

6. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another

e.g. height is a function of age
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

function的翻译

verb

1. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function

e.g. His wife officiated as his private secretary

Synonym: officiate

2. perform as expected when applied

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 anymore

Synonym: workoperategorun

3. serve a purpose, role, or function

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 desk

Synonym: serve

1. 功能;作用;职责
The function of something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.

e.g. 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. 工作;运转;运行
If a machine or system is functioning, it is working or operating.

e.g. The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally...
当局称监狱现在运转正常。
e.g. 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. 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.

function的翻译

e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. 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. 功能;用途：同时执行好几个任务(task)便可完成一个基本的功能用途(function好几个功用同时运作便可以完成更复杂的功用(function直到最后完成整个应用(application).

2.

2. function：functionname; 函数格式

3. function：func; 定义函数

4. function：fun; 功能，函数，操作