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。
2RIGHT/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 straightedge 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 benefitsjustify the costs.• How can you justify the expense?