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justify

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柯林斯词典

    justify /ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ/ (justifying,justified,justifies)

  • 1. V-T To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary. 证明…有理

    No argument can justify a war. 没有任何理由能证明一个战争有理。

  • 2. V-T To justify printed text means to adjust the spaces between the words so that each line of type is exactly the same length. 使 (文本) 对齐

    Click on this icon to align or justify text at both the left and right margins. 点击这个图标调整文本，使其左右两端对齐。

  • 3. →see also left-justify

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剑桥词典

    to give or to be a good reason for
    为…辩护；证明…正当（或有理、正确）；是…的正当理由
    [ 动词后面接一个动词ing结构 ] I can't really justify taking another day off work . 我真的找不出理由再多休一天假了。
    Are you sure that these measures are justified? 你确定这些措施合理吗？
     justify yourself
    If you justify yourself, you give a good reason for what you have done.
    为自己的行为作解释
    It was the only thing that I could do - I don't have to justify myself to anyone. 这是我唯一能做的——我不必向任何人解释。

    例句
  • How can you justify the employment of capital punishment ?
  • New evidence from a self-confessed liar was not enough to justify a retrial .
  • Manufacturers need large sales to justify offering a big variety in export markets .
  • We are duty bound to justify how we spend our funds .
  • They haven't been given these rights for all eternity - they should justify having them just like most other people have to.
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