1、function

功能;作用;职责

The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.

商业银行的主要职能是为产业融资。

工作;运转;运行

The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally.

当局称监狱现在运转正常。

Conservation programs cannot function without local support.

没有地方的支持，自然环境保护项目就无法运作。

发挥功能;起作用;行使职责

On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace.

在工作日，房间的1/3用作办公区域。

2、recognize

认识;认出

The receptionist recognized him at once.

接待员一眼就认出他了。

He did not think she could recognize his car in the snow.

他觉得她在雪天里认不出他的车子。

认可；承认

I recognize my own shortcomings.

我承认自己的缺点。

Well, of course I recognize that evil exists.

嗯，我当然承认邪恶的存在。

认可;承认;正式接受;赞成

Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine.

大多数医生似乎都接受顺势疗法是一种合理的医疗手段。

France is on the point of recognizing the independence of the Baltic States.

法国即将承认波罗的海诸国的独立。