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functioning n.机能动词function的现在分词形式. (1) 开始机能运转或者运行，关于光或者能量。(2) 其他营养成分如纤维和矿物质，能保持身体机能良好运转。 A function is the purpose that something is made for. A flashlight's function is to light up. But if it's not functioning, or working properly, you might need to change its batteries or buy a new one. If your car can get you from point A to point B but the engine sounds like it's going to die any minute, you might say that it is "barely functioning." Sometimes people use the word functional to mean the thing as functioning.

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英 ['fʌŋkʃənɪŋ] 美 ['fʌŋkʃənɪŋ] (1) Start running,functioning,or operating,as of lights or power.(2) Other nutrients, such as fiber and minerals, help keep our body functioning well. Something that is functioning is working — doing what it's supposed to do. A functioning refrigerator keeps your food cold. A functioning television shows a clear picture. A functioning group gets things done in an orderly and timely fashion.

英语单词	functioning
英美音标	英 ['fʌŋkʃənɪŋ] 美 ['fʌŋkʃənɪŋ]
中文释义	n.机能动词function的现在分词形式.
英语例句	(1) Start running,functioning,or operating,as of lights or power. (2) Other nutrients, such as fiber and minerals, help keep our body functioning well.
中文例句	(1) 开始机能运转或者运行，关于光或者能量。 (2) 其他营养成分如纤维和矿物质，能保持身体机能良好运转。
vocabulary简明	Something that is functioning is working — doing what it's supposed to do. A functioning refrigerator keeps your food cold. A functioning television shows a clear picture. A functioning group gets things done in an orderly and timely fashion.
vocabulary扩展	A function is the purpose that something is made for. A flashlight's function is to light up. But if it's not functioning, or working properly, you might need to change its batteries or buy a new one. If your car can get you from point A to point B but the engine sounds like it's going to die any minute, you might say that it is "barely functioning." Sometimes people use the word functional to mean the thing as functioning.

Functioning Working Function Point 英 Fʌŋkʃənɪŋ] 美 Fʌŋkʃənɪŋ N.机能