justify
- vt.证明正当;对…作出解释;证明…正确(或正当、有理);为…辩解(或辩护);使齐行;调整使全行排满;使每行排齐
过去式： justified 现在分词： justifying 过去分词： justified 第三人称单数： justifies
just 法律,公正 + -ify 动词后缀
justifyverb
证明…正确（或正当、有理）
to show that sb/sth is right or reasonable
How can they justify paying such huge salaries?
他们怎能证明付这么大笔薪金是正当的呢？
Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her.
她的成功证明了老师对她的信心是正确的。
对…作出解释；为…辩解（或辩护）
to give an explanation or excuse for sth or for doing sth
The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament.
要求首相就这一决定向议会作出解释。
You don't need to justify yourself to me.
你不必向我解释你的理由。
调整使全行排满；使每行排齐；使齐行
to arrange lines of printed text so that one or both edges are straight
justify
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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。
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VERB 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
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- adjust the spaces between words
- justify the margins
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- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
- Synonym: apologize apologise excuse rationalize rationalise
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- show to be right by providing justification or proof
- vindicate a claim
- Synonym: vindicate
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- show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
- The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
- The end justifies the means
- Synonym: warrant
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- let off the hook
- I absolve you from this responsibility
- Synonym: absolve free
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She felt fully justified in asking for her money back .
她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
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Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her .
她的成功证明了老师对她的信心是正确的。
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You don 't need to justify yourself to me .
你不必向我解释你的理由。
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No amount of rationalization could justify his actions .
无论怎么解释，他的行为都不能说是正当的。
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That 's only OK if you believe that the end justifies the means .
除非你认为只要目的正确可以不择手段，不然那是不可以接受的。
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It rests with management to justify their actions .
管理部门应当为他们的行动说出个道理来。
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These reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban .
这些理由不足以证明实施禁令有理。
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The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament .
要求首相就这一决定向议会作出解释。
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A long list of reasons was trundled out to justify their demands .
他们重复了一大串理由来说明他们的要求正当。
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How can they justify paying such huge salaries ?
他们怎能证明付这么大笔薪金是正当的呢？
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He made a half-hearted attempt to justify himself .
他没有尽力证明自己有理。
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He knew from her face that his forebodings had been justified .
他从她的脸上看出，自己不祥的预感是正确的。
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His fears proved justified .
他之所以害怕，证明是有原因的。
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In some senses the criticisms were justified .
在一定意义上，那些批评意见是有道理的。
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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。
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It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified
该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。
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This sort of increase simply cannot be justified
这种增长根本就不合理。
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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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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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He decided there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal proceedings
他认定证据不充分无法提起刑事诉讼。
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I can 't say it justifies the price tag of £ 150
我认为它值不了150英镑。
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In my opinion , the decision was wholly justified .
我认为，这个决定完全合理。
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The financial rewards justified the expenditure of effort .
经济上的回报证明付出的努力是值得的。
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Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified
只有判决即时监禁才算合理。
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Only time will tell whether Broughton 's optimism is justified
只有时间会验证布劳顿的乐观是否合理。
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Click on this icon to align or justify text .
点击这个图标使文本排齐。
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Doubtless he was justified in some of his criticism of the media
他对媒体的一些批评性言论无疑是合乎情理的。
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The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases .
石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。
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No argument can justify a war
任何理由都不能为战争开脱。
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They want to ensure such claims are justified by cross-checking with other records .
他们想要通过核对其他记录来确保这种主张是合理的。
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