[VERB 动词]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.
[V n]
No argument can justify a war...
任何理由都不能为战争开脱。
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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[VERB 动词]See also:
left-justify
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right-justify
;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.
[V n]
[COMPUTING 计算机]
Click on this icon to align or justify text.
点击这个图标使文本排齐。
Oxford
jus·tify★AWL/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ; NAmEˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/verb(jus·ti·fies,jus·ti·fy·ing,jus·ti·fied,jus·ti·fied)1★to show that sb/sth is right or reasonable 证明…正确(或正当、有理)justify(sb/sth) doing sth ◆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?justifysth ◆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任是正确的。2★justifysth/yourself (to sb) |justify(sb/sth) doing sth to give an explanation or excuse for sth or for doing sth 对…作出解释;为…辩解(或辩护)SYN
defend
◆The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament.首相被要求就这一决定向议会解释。◆You don't need to justify yourself to me.你不必向我解释你的理由。3justifysth ( technical 术语) to arrange lines of printed text so that one or both edges are straight 调整使全行排满;使每行排齐;使齐行IDIOMsee
justifyjus‧ti‧fy /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ ●●○S3W3AWL verb (past tense and past participle justified, present participle justifying, third person singular justifies) [transitive]
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1to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable: Ministers must appear before Parliament and justify their actions.justify doing something How can we justify spending so much money on arms?justify yourself (=prove that what you are doing is reasonable) I don’t have to justify myself to you or anyone else.2to be a good and acceptable reason for something: Nothing justifies murdering another human being.3technical 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
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justify
[ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ]justified, justifying, justifies
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justified[2713] justifies[712] justifying[368]
证明 ... 正当(34%),调整版面(33%),替 ... 辩护(33%)
vi.证明合法;整理版面
vt.证明…是正当的;替…辩护
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