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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1959 COCA: 2834

justify

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jus·ti·fy /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb (justified, justifying, justifies) [transitiveT]  
1  REASONto give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable 证明〔别人认为不合理的事〕有道理；为…辩护
 Ministers must appear before Parliament and justify their actions.
大臣们必须就自己的行为向议会作出解释。
justify doing something
 How can we justify spending so much money on arms?
我们怎么才能解释花那么多钱购买武器是正当的呢？
justify yourself (=prove that what you are doing is reasonable) 为自己辩解
 I don’t have to justify myself to you or anyone else.
我不需要为我的行为向你或任何人解释。
2  RIGHT/JUSTIFIEDto be a good and acceptable reason for something 是…的正当理由
 Nothing justifies murdering another human being.
什么都不能成为谋杀他人的正当理由。
3. technical to arrange lines of words on a page or computer screen so that they form a straight edge on both the right and left sides 使齐行，使排齐
Examples from the Corpus
justify• No matter what the circumstances, street violence cannot be justified.• Torcuato is a murderer, but his crime can be justified.• How can you justify a 200% pay rise!• How can you possibly justify charging four pounds for a glass of beer.• I don't think anyone can justify spending so much money on weapons.• There is not enough evidence to justify such accusations.• People try to justify the breakdown of their marriage by blaming their spouse.• The issue is whether the benefits justify the costs.• How can you justify the expense?
justify yourself• I gather the decision has barely justified itself.• Why should we try to justify ourselves according to the breeder standards?• Governments interested in publicity and propaganda have published much under the impulse of the urge to justify themselves and vilify their opponents.• An economic system justifies itself by pointing to the wealth it produces, and an educational establishment to skills and knowledge.• And what do I usually do but justify myself, like a fool.• Why was she justifying herself so, I wondered.• I won't have staff justifying themselves to me.• Speakers also justify themselves to those who might be perceived as being similar to the self.
Origin justify
(1300-1400) French justifier, from Late Latin justificare, from Latin justus; → JUST2
jus·ti·fy verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1959 COCA: 2834
justify

verb

ADVERB | VERB + JUSTIFY | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤really, truly確實證明⋯正當◇Can you really justify the destruction of such a fine old building?你確實能為毀壞這樣一幢精美的古建築找出正當的解釋嗎？➤easily容易證明⋯正當◇The university could not easily justify spending the money on this.這所大學很難為此項花銷作出合理的解釋。➤hardly難以證明⋯正當◇The result hardly justified the risks they took to get it.結果難以證明他們為此所冒風險確有所值。VERB + JUSTIFY➤can能夠證明⋯正當➤serve to用以證明⋯合理◇The events that followed served to justify our earlier decision.後來發生的事件證明我們先前的決定是合理的。➤appear to, seem to似乎能證明⋯正當◇In 1865 a letter arrived that appeared to justify her faith.1865 年寄來的一封信似乎能說明她的信仰是有道理的。➤help to有助於證明⋯正當◇The extra effort involved would go a long way in helping to justify their high price tags.他們的額外付出對證明其高價的合理性是極有幫助的。➤be easy to容易證明⋯正當◇the many issues that make it easy to justify the purchase使得此項購買的合理性容易得到證明的許多問題➤attempt to, seek to, try to試圖證明⋯合理▸➤be necessary to, have to, need to有必要／不得不／需要證明⋯正當▸➤be difficult to, be hard to, be tough to, struggle to難以證明⋯正當；想方設法證明⋯合理◇He found it very difficult to justify his decision.他覺得很難為自己的決定作出合理解釋。➤be impossible to不可能證明⋯正當PREPOSITION➤on the grounds of sth, on the grounds that...以⋯為理由證明⋯正當◇The decision is justified on the grounds that there is no realistic alternative.既然沒有其他現實的選擇，這個決定便是合理的。➤to向⋯證明⋯合理◇How will you justify this pay cut to your employees?你將如何向員工們證明這次減薪是合理的？
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1959 COCA: 2834
justify verb
⇨ explain 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1959 COCA: 2834

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