functioning

英 [ˈfʌŋkʃnɪŋ]

美 [ˈfʌŋkʃnɪŋ]

v.  起作用; 正常工作; 运转
function的现在分词

现在分词：functioning　

TOEFL

BNC.10374 / COCA.7989

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 功能;作用;职责
  Thefunctionof something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.
  1. 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。
• VERB 工作;运转;运行
  If a machine or systemis functioning, it is working or operating.
  1. The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally...
     当局称监狱现在运转正常。
  2. 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。
• VERB 发挥功能;起作用;行使职责
  If someone or somethingfunctionsasa particular thing, they do the work or fulfil the purpose of that thing.
  1. 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。
• (计算机的)功能(指执行的一系列操作)
  Afunctionis a series of operations that a computer performs, for example when a single key or a combination of keys is pressed.
• N-COUNT 应变量;随他物变化而变化的事物
  If you say that one thing isafunctionofanother, you mean that its amount or nature depends on the other thing.
  1. Investment is a function of the interest rate.
     投资随着利率的变化而变。
• (正式的)宴会，大型聚会
  Afunctionis a large formal dinner or party.

英英释义

noun

• process or manner of functioning or operating
  1. the power of its engine determines its operation
  2. the plane's operation in high winds
  3. they compared the cooking performance of each oven
  4. the jet's performance conformed to high standards
  Synonym:operationperformance

adj

• performing or able to perform its regular function
  1. a functioning flashlight

双语例句

• I have a functioning and satisfying relationship with a female. You have none.
  我与一位女性有一段运行良好且令人满意的关系，而你没有。
• And when you reduce stress, you boost immune functioning.
  而当你不那么紧张了，你的免疫功能也就增强了。
• It also includes the molecules, cells and genes responsible for nervous system functioning.
  还从事神经系统功能相关的分子、胞和基因研究。
• The bioengineered trachea immediately provided the patient with a normally functioning airway, thereby saving her life.
  该生物工程气管立即为该患者提供了正常功能的气道，从而挽救了她的生命。
• Also, the mice they used in the study lack a functioning immune system.
  同时，他们研究所用的小鼠缺少功能性免疫系统。
• A normal functioning of the financial syetem is crucial to the overall economic stability and development.
  金融体系的正常运行对经济全局的稳定和发展至关重要。
• As a global community, we depend on the functioning of institutions and processes to manage our global neighborhood.
  作为一个全球性的社会，我们要依赖制度和程序的运行来管理我们的全球社区。
• A properly functioning financial market with proper risk-sharing and information flows should be positive.
  一个运转正常、具备适当风险共但和信息流动的金融市场应具有积极作用。
• We should guarantee proper functioning of chemical and biological oxidation processes.
  我们得保证特定的化学和生物氧化作用的进行。
• It needs a functioning Linux system with a working C compiler and XML parser to work.
  工作需要一个起作用的Linux系统，并带有可以工作的C编译器和XML解析器。