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the functioning of [noun]
指某物或系统的运行状态。
We need to check the functioning of the new device.
我们需要检查新设备的运行情况。
运行；运作；功能
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运行；运作；功能
the state of being in operation or the way something operates
We need to check the functioning of the new device.
我们需要检查新设备的运行情况。
运作；起作用
Action of the verb function.
运行方式；工作机制
Manner by which something functions; the workings.
The smooth functioning of the system depends on regular maintenance.
系统的平稳运行依赖于定期维护。
The old machine is still functioning well after years of use.
这台旧机器在使用多年后仍然运转良好。
Proper functioning of the heart is essential for life.
心脏的正常功能对生命至关重要。
指某物或系统的运行状态。
We need to check the functioning of the new device.
我们需要检查新设备的运行情况。
修饰名词，表示该名词处于正常工作状态。
The company has a well-functioning management system.
该公司有一个运转良好的管理系统。
直接修饰名词，强调该名词是能正常工作的。
Only functioning equipment should be used.
只能使用正常运转的设备。
Not this
The functionings of the system are complex.
Use this
The functioning of the system is complex.
functioning作为动名词是不可数名词，不能用复数形式；表示‘运行过程’时应用单数不可数形式‘functioning’。
Not this
He has a functioning as a manager.
Use this
He functions as a manager.
‘function’在此处是动词，意为‘担任…功能’，而‘functioning’是动名词形式，不能直接作谓语；应用动词原形‘functions’。
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As a noun, usually uncountable; as an adjective, describes something in working order.
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