首页英语词典justifyjustify英英释意

justify

英 ['dʒʌstɪfaɪ] 美['dʒʌstə'fai]
  • vi. 证明合法;整理版面
  • vt. 证明…是正当的;替…辩护

英英释意


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"

双语例句


1. Domestic conditions did not justify a loosening of monetary policy.
国内的情况并不足以成为放松货币政策的正当理由。

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2. They justify every villainy in the name of high ideals.
他们打着实现远大理想的幌子为他们的每件恶行开脱。

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3. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
这不能成为剥夺他人受宪法保护权利的正当理由。

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4. We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.
我们总会用听起来非常高尚的理论为我们的行动辩护。

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5. Click this option to right-justify the selected text.
点击这个选项,使选定的文本向右对齐。

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