The minister has to attend all kinds of functions. 部长必须参加各种集会。
The function of an adjective is to describe or add to the meaning of a noun. 形容词的作用是描述或增加名词的意思。
The machine won't function properly if you don't oil it well. 如果你不给机器好好加油的话,它就不会正常运转。
function
[ noun ]
(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)
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what something is used for
<noun.attribute> the function of an auger is to bore holes ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
<noun.act> the function of a teacher the government must do its part play its role
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
<noun.linkdef> height is a function of age price is a function of supply and demand
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
<noun.group> it was a black-tie function
a vaguely specified social event
<noun.event> the party was quite an affair an occasion arranged to honor the president a seemingly endless round of social functions
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Function \Func"tion\, n. [L. functio, fr. fungi to perform, execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F. fonction. Cf. {Defunct}.] 1. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; performance. ``In the function of his public calling.'' --Swift.
2. (Physiol.) The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body.
3. The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind.
As the mind opens, and its functions spread. --Pope.
4. The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.
Tradesmen . . . going about their functions. --Shak.
The malady which made him incapable of performing his regal functions. --Macaulay.
5. (Math.) A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x^{2}, 3^{x}, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x.
6. (Eccl.) A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly impressive and elaborate.
Every solemn `function' performed with the requirements of the liturgy. --Card. Wiseman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.
This function, which is our chief social event. --W. D. Howells. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{Algebraic function}, a quantity whose connection with the variable is expressed by an equation that involves only the algebraic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to a given power, and extracting a given root; -- opposed to transcendental function.
{Arbitrary function}. See under {Arbitrary}.
{Calculus of functions}. See under {Calculus}.
{Carnot's function} (Thermo-dynamics), a relation between the amount of heat given off by a source of heat, and the work which can be done by it. It is approximately equal to the mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit divided by the number expressing the temperature in degrees of the air thermometer, reckoned from its zero of expansion.
{Circular functions}. See {Inverse trigonometrical functions} (below). -- Continuous function, a quantity that has no interruption in the continuity of its real values, as the variable changes between any specified limits.
{Discontinuous function}. See under {Discontinuous}.
{Elliptic functions}, a large and important class of functions, so called because one of the forms expresses the relation of the arc of an ellipse to the straight lines connected therewith.
{Explicit function}, a quantity directly expressed in terms of the independently varying quantity; thus, in the equations y = 6x^{2}, y = 10 -x^{3}, the quantity y is an explicit function of x.
{Implicit function}, a quantity whose relation to the variable is expressed indirectly by an equation; thus, y in the equation x^{2} + y^{2} = 100 is an implicit function of x.
{Inverse trigonometrical functions}, or {Circular functions}, the lengths of arcs relative to the sines, tangents, etc. Thus, AB is the arc whose sine is BD, and (if the length of BD is x) is written sin ^{-1}x, and so of the other lines. See {Trigonometrical function} (below). Other transcendental functions are the exponential functions, the elliptic functions, the gamma functions, the theta functions, etc.
{One-valued function}, a quantity that has one, and only one, value for each value of the variable. -- {Transcendental functions}, a quantity whose connection with the variable cannot be expressed by algebraic operations; thus, y in the equation y = 10^{x} is a transcendental function of x. See {Algebraic function} (above). -- {Trigonometrical function}, a quantity whose relation to the variable is the same as that of a certain straight line drawn in a circle whose radius is unity, to the length of a corresponding are of the circle. Let AB be an arc in a circle, whose radius OA is unity let AC be a quadrant, and let OC, DB, and AF be drawnpependicular to OA, and EB and CG parallel to OA, and let OB be produced to G and F. E Then BD is the sine of the arc AB; OD or EB is the cosine, AF is the tangent, CG is the cotangent, OF is the secant OG is the cosecant, AD is the versed sine, and CE is the coversed sine of the are AB. If the length of AB be represented by x (OA being unity) then the lengths of Functions. these lines (OA being unity) are the trigonometrical functions of x, and are written sin x, cos x, tan x (or tang x), cot x, sec x, cosec x, versin x, coversin x. These quantities are also considered as functions of the angle BOA.
Function \Func"tion\ (f[u^][ng]k"sh[u^]n), Functionate \Func"tion*ate\, v. i. To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular or appointed business.
Fluent \Flu"ent\, n. 1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.]
2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the {function} or {integral}.
He then dismisses criticism of these decisions, which he sees as arising from the erroneous assumption "that the court's function is to replace law with moral passion, even if that moral passion produces dubious results."
In the first place, the protesters were demonstrating at a public function for which they received the proper political authorization; the march and demonstration that followed corresponded to the precise requirements of the Sandinista authorities.
Once the gene has been identified, researchers can begin figuring out its function and then start searching for possible therapy.
But world demand for copper remained strong, a function of the economic growth of industrialized nations.
He is to report to Sir Peter Middleton, Barclays' deputy chairman, on the board. Mr Taylor is also expected to announce measures to strengthen Barclays' central group function.
Most scientists believe the real future of growth hormone isn't as a general youth tonic but as a specific disease treatment that improves the strength and function of atrophied bodies.
"The judge, in effect and incorrectly, usurped the function of the executive branch of the state government," the court said.
The president deemed the cubic entry an effort "to unite technical prowess with purity of form." But in emphasizing form over function, the developers have drawn fire for what many see as more of an oddity than an artistic endeavor.
The lender of last resort function consists today of deliberately ill-defined guarantees in return for acceptance of detailed supervision.
But Rajiv is a pawn in the hands of a certain structure that doesn't let him function.
Phone line growth was weak at 1.7%, "a function of slow housing starts," a spokesman said.
Scientists are trying to determine the function of the protein, called dystrophin, so they can tell just why its absence is so destructive in Duchenne.
We would emphasize one area of that responsibility that has been allowed to lose its social function: the criminal justice system.
They function as artists are supposed to.
At times, banks must send more funds over the Fed wire than they have on deposit with the Fed for the financial system to function smoothly.
According to Conyers, the memo listed a number of problems including the Navy's failure to program all of the computers' complex function in a single computer "language" developed for sophisticated weaponry.
That is how the arrangement ought to function.
The chief executive function will be taken over by the executive committee which consists of Pierre Vinken, Peter Davis, Loek van Vollenhoven, Ian Irvine and Nigel Stapleton.
They need to function within an environment of balanced education, supported by an entire community.
Upon court approval, Revco said that Lazard Freres will function as adviser in all aspects of its reorganization.
It also said it was not in favor of spinning off air traffic control functions into a private function as has been suggested by Transportation Secretary James Burnley.
Should it ever be closed or even function inefficiently the alternative would be the long voyage around Cape Horn.
Pork belly prices have been recovering slowly since early September after sliding to 18-year lows during the summer as supplies piled up in warehouses, a function of declining consumption of bacon, which is made from pork bellies.
Markets could not function long if one transaction is valid and another at the same time and price invalid depending on what was later learned about what someone knew.
That was our function." The son of Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan was formally charged Monday with raping a woman who lived in the same apartment building as he and his parents, authorities said.
The gene was found in all other animals tested, including a primitive worm, indicating that its function is so important that nature has preserved it throughout three billion years of evolution.
The girl started losing liver function in November and returned to the hospital once again.
That is why it is wrong to assume that certain duties (such as the hostessy function of offering coffee) or courtesies (such as standing when someone enters the room or picking up the check for a working lunch) pertain to gender, rather than rank.
Such a technology-driven approach, dubbed plan cable, was tried by France in the 1980s and failed. But if development of such networks is to be left to the market, it is important that the market is allowed to function freely.
Although there was general agreement here that the major motive for mergers is economic, there was a recognition that mergers were more than selfless efforts to make the economy function more efficiently.