"functioned" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 運作
• 起作用

Definition

表示某物在過去能夠正常運作或工作；是“function”的過去式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Functioned' 常用於描述機器、系統等正常運作，語氣較為正式、技術性。不常形容人的工作或努力，通常用 'worked'。常出現於 'functioned properly', 'functioned well' 等短語中。

Examples

The printer functioned without any problems yesterday.

昨天印表機**運作**正常，沒有任何問題。

The machine functioned well when it was new.

這臺機器新的時候**運作**得很好。

The website functioned for only a few hours last night.

昨晚該網站只**運作**了幾個小時。

After the repairs, the car finally functioned as it should.

修好之後，車子終於**運作**正常了。

I was surprised that the old phone still functioned after so many years.

我很驚訝這部舊電話過了這麼多年還能**運作**。

The emergency lights functioned during the power outage, which was a relief.

停電時應急燈仍然**起作用**，這讓人很放心。