Cities there function like space stations, importing every ounce of fresh water from distant rivers or fossil aquifers.

那里的城市似乎成了空间站，从遥远的河流或者“化石”蓄水层提取每一滴淡水。

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There are also instructions about the function of all the buttons and switches.

这里还有关于所有按钮和开关功能的说明。

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There are indications that pleiotropic plant hormones may actually function by activating the enzymes that release these other, more specific chemical messengers from the cell wall.

有迹象表明，多效性植物激素实际上可能通过激活酶来发挥作用，这些酶从细胞壁释放出这些更为特殊的化学信使。

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"We realized pretty early on that it wasn't going to just be a marketing function, that there also needed to be a legal function involved with it.

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And again, there'll be key elements that run in cycles and understanding those can be extremely important in understanding how cellular function works.

同样地，在循环中也会有,一些关键的要素,研究这些对于理解细胞的,运作机制是极其重要的。

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There are two aspects of it. Thus far, the problem sets have mostly focused on function.

关于这个问题有两个方面，迄今，问题集只关注了方法。

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There was a function room up there that I used for the occasional wedding.

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If you like (and this is not strictly accurate in a legal sense but is good enough) there needs to be a marriage of form and function for there to be passing off.

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There is no function to these decorative notches, which you need a jeweler's loupe to see clearly.

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