n.[C]

1. 功能，作用，官能
   The teacher did not explain its grammatical function.

   老師沒有解釋它的文法功能。

2. 職務，職責
   What is his function on the committee?

   他在委員會裡擔任什麼職務？

3. 盛大的集會（或宴會，宗教儀式）
   I attended many social functions while working abroad.

   我在國外工作期間出席了許多社交會。

4. 【數】函數

vi.

1. （機器等）工作，運行
   The refrigerator is not functioning well.

   冰箱有點問題。

2. 起作用[（+as）]
   The sofa functions as a bed at night.

   這沙發在夜裡可以當床。

3. 行使職責

n.

1. an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing.
   ▸a computer operation corresponding to a single instruction from the user.
2. a large or formal social event or ceremony.
3. Mathematics  a relation or expression involving one or more variables.
   ▸a variable quantity regarded as depending on another variable.
4. a thing dependent on another factor or factors.
5. Chemistry  a functional group.

v.