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单词 social function
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social function
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social function: social functions
USAGE EXAMPLES
They spend 850 billion yuan a year on schools, pensions and other "social functions".
Reuters(Dec 17, 2016)
It can also serve a variety of positive social functions.
Wall Street Journal(Nov 18, 2016)
For Mr. Balay, who is from outside Paris, the closet bar serves an important social function.
New York Times(Nov 11, 2016)
n a vaguely specified social event
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
affair, function, occasion, social occasion
party
an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
celebration, jubilation
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance
a formal event performed on a special occasion
fundraiser
a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money
photo op, photo opportunity
an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed
sleepover
an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)
bash, brawl, do
an uproarious party
birthday party
a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth
bun-fight, bunfight
(Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
ceilidh
an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
cocktail party
an afternoon party at which cocktails are served
dance
a party for social dancing
feast, fete, fiesta
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
house party
a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house
jolly
a happy party
tea party
a party at which tea is served
whist drive
a progressive whist party
circumstance
formal ceremony about important occasions
funeral
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
hymeneals, nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
pageant, pageantry
a rich and spectacular ceremony
dedication
a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
opening
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
commemoration, memorialisation, memorialization
a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
military ceremony
a formal ceremony performed by military personnel
induction, initiation, installation
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
exercise
(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
fire walking
the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers
formalities, formality
a requirement of etiquette or custom
Maundy
a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money
potlatch
a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
social event
an event characteristic of persons forming groups
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