justify

[英] [ˈdʒʌstifai] [美] [ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 证明(决定、行为或想法)正当;表明…必要 To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary. 
  • No argument can justify a war...

    任何理由都不能为战争开脱。

  • Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions.

    部长们一致同意,这个决定完全符合经济情况。

2. VERB See also: left-justify; right-justify; 调整(打印文本);使齐行;使每行排齐 To justify printed text means to adjust the spaces between the words so that each line of type is exactly the same length. 
  • Click on this icon to align or justify text.

    点击这个图标使文本排齐。

Verb

1. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for;

  • "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
  • "The end justifies the means"

2. show to be right by providing justification or proof;

  • "vindicate a claim"

3. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;

  • "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
  • "he rationalized his lack of success"

4. let off the hook;

  • "I absolve you from this responsibility"

5. adjust the spaces between words;

  • "justify the margins"

法律

  • 1.正当

计算机

  • 1.调整;(两端)对齐;证明正确;【微软】段落重排
1. Can you justify your rude behavior to me?
你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?

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2. Can you justify yourself in saying that?
你能证明你有着充分理由可以那样说吗?

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. Do the ends justify the means?
只要目的正当就可以不择手段吗?

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4. Does the end always justify the means?
只要目的正确,是否就可以不择手段?

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5. Don't try to justify his wickedness.
别想法证明他的邪恶行为有道理。

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6. Don't try to justify your mistakes.
不要为自己的缺点辩护。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. He tried to justify himself to me by saying that he was late.
他说他来晚了,企图以此向我辩解。

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8. He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.
他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。

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9. How can you justify spending so much money?
你怎么能对花掉这么多钱做出令人满意的解释呢?

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10. No amount of sophistry can justify one country's intervention in the internal affairs of another country.
任何诡辩也不能证明一国干涉别国内政是正当的。

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11. Several reasons were put forward to justify the imposition of censorship.
举出了几条理由来证明实行审查是不合理的。

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12. The government trundled out the same old clich&82&s to justify their actions.
政府搬出一堆老掉牙的理由为自己的做法辩护。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. They found it hard to justify their son's lowering his colours.
他们难以理解儿子竟然放弃了要求。

来自《简明英汉词典》