[intransitive] to work in the correct way
起作用；正常工作；运转◆The fire alarm system is now functioning again.
火灾警报系统目前恢复了运行。◆a fully functioning market economy
全面运作的市场经济 SYN operate
●ˈfunction as sb/sthto perform the action or the job of the thing or person mentioned
起…作用；具有…功能◆The sofa also functions as a bed.
这沙发也可当牀用。◆The managers had already been functioning as owners of the company.
经理们已把自己当成了公司的老板。