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单词 functioning
释义
functioning
noun[U]
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/
thefactofworkingoroperating, or the way that somethingoperates:
Extremeweatherconditionsareaffectingthe functioningoftherailwayservice.
Researchersstudiedhow thevitaminsupportsthehealthyfunctioningofcells.
thenormalway that someone'sbodyormindworksandtheirabilityto do things:
Ifsadnessis getting in the way ofyoureverydayfunctioning, you shouldseeadoctor.
Thespecialneedsassessmenthelpsus todeterminethe child'scurrentlevelof functioning and to setlearninggoals.
More examples
  • Certainrulesareessentialto thesmoothfunctioning of thehospital.
  • Across theworldwe areseeinga lot ofinstabilityin thepoliticalfunctioning ofstates.
  • Restrictionsimpedetheefficientfunctioning of themarket, heclaims.
  • Bladder andbowelcontrolareseverelyimpairedand thepatientneedsconstantassistancefordailyfunctioning.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Machines - Functioning
  • action
  • actuator
  • asthmatically
  • commission
  • deactivation
  • firesomeoneup
  • function assomething/someone
  • functional
  • functionality
  • gin
  • in commissionidiom
  • operate
  • operational
  • order
  • power
  • self-driving
  • start
  • start (something) up
  • tick over
  • torpor
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Skill, talent and ability
functioning
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/
abletoworkoroperatenormally:
People with thedisorderlacka functioningimmunesystemtofightoffinfection.
Thecountryhas been without a functioninggovernmentsince the 1990s.
a functioning alcoholic/addict, etc.
someone who canbehave,work, andlivein a way thatseemsnormalalthoughthey areaddictedto(=unabletostopusing too much)alcohol,drugs, etc.:
She was ahighlysuccessfulathleteand a functioningalcoholic.
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Synonym
functional
See also
high-functioning
hyperfunctioning
low-functioning
non-functioning
More examples
  • There arealmostno functioninglightsin theentirebuilding.
  • We don'tevenhave a functioningteamat themoment.
  • Theaimof theconglomerateis to come together as a functioningwhole.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Machines - Functioning
  • action
  • actuator
  • asthmatically
  • commission
  • deactivation
  • firesomeoneup
  • function assomething/someone
  • functional
  • functionality
  • gin
  • in commissionidiom
  • operate
  • operational
  • order
  • power
  • self-driving
  • start
  • start (something) up
  • tick over
  • torpor
See more results »
(Definition offunctioningfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffunctioning

functioning
And the variety produced is of a richness that seems to belie the smooth, unobtrusivefunctioningof the instrument.
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The possible score range is 0-100, with higher scores representing betterfunctioning.!
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It is also unclear how attachment interacts with other significant influences within the family to shape early sociopersonalityfunctioning.
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Exactly how important abnormalities in personalityfunctioningare in the aetiology and onset of late-life paranoid psychoses is unclear.
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Another original connotation we want to preserve is that explaining system development and itsfunctioningdemands understanding these systems' sociotechnical nature.
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In the patient groups receiving active drug therapy (velnacrine maleate), an improvement was observed in their cognitivefunctioningrelative to the placebo group.
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This strategy allows for increased precision in evaluating the level offunctioningin the specific domain within a more comprehensive developmental framework.
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It is difficult to know whether maltreatment causes problems in familyfunctioningor vice versa.
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Clearly, research efforts need to be directed towards assessing the development of more specific aspects of cognitivefunctioning, such as executive functions.
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Participants evaluated the programme positively, although they did not consider that their memoryfunctioninghad improved as a result.
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Approximately half had afunctioningtransplant, with the remainder receiving dialysis therapy.
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Since the study involved retrospective thought, the respondents were required to have adequate cognitive capacity for daily socialfunctioning.
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It seems unlikely that serious problems in parentalfunctioningduring childhood would suddenly be resolved as the child enters adolescence.
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Recall and recognition measures revealed no differences between maltreated and nonmaltreated children's semantic memoryfunctioningfor neutral stimuli.
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In this magnum opus he used biological metaphors to analyse thefunctioningof a national economic system and elaborate a detailed typology of socio-economic phenomena.
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