high-functioning
adjective (also high functioning) uk/ˌhaɪˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/ us/ˌhaɪˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/
非常有效的;非常成功的
working very effectively and successfully
The city has an extensive, high-functioning public transport system.
Companies want to reward and retain their high-functioning employees. 公司希望奖励和留住工作效率高的雇员。
sometimes offensive高功能的（指有精神问题或影响大脑发育的病症的人能够做很多有同样问题的人无法做的事）
(of someone who has a mental health condition or a brain condition that affects their development) able to do a lot of things that other people with the condition cannot do
The most severe cases of autism require lifelong support; other autistic people are high-functioning.
He was a high-functioning alcoholic who never appeared drunk in public. 他是一个高功能的酗酒者，在公共场合从未显出过醉态。
The linguists worked with high- functioning adult dyslexics.
Note: Some people prefer not to describe themselves or others as "high-functioning", because this word does not make it clear that people have different needs and that someone might be able to do some things but unable to do others. Describing someone as "high-functioning" can also be offensive because it suggests that people who are not high-functioning are less important.
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- Our brand is built on developing high-functioning products that meet consumers' needs.
- He stresses the need for good management of employees to maintain a high functioning plant.
- We can't all be high-functioning career women who look like supermodels and talk like society ladies.
- He says that people with high-functioning autism have different brain wiring that gives them an advantage in the workplace.
Compare: low-functioning