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justify v.证明...是正当的 Anyone who has ever made excuses for his or her actions knows the meaning of justify, like the bank robber who justifies his latest heist by claiming he needs the bank's money to support his charitable foundation. He might think he's got a good reason for holding up the bank, but he's going to have a hard time convincing the bank's owner of his reason, or justification. To justify a line of text is to space it so that it lines up with the margin. ★★★☆☆ 2012.2

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['dʒʌstifai] To justify is to make excuses for one's actions, like the dieter who has to justify the few tiny pieces of chocolate she's sneaked in between salads. The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations. 1[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。2[VERB 动词]See also:left-justify；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。

英语单词	justify
英美音标	['dʒʌstifai]
中文释义	v.证明...是正当的
vocab简明	To justify is to make excuses for one's actions, like the dieter who has to justify the few tiny pieces of chocolate she's sneaked in between salads.
vocab扩展	Anyone who has ever made excuses for his or her actions knows the meaning of justify, like the bank robber who justifies his latest heist by claiming he needs the bank's money to support his charitable foundation. He might think he's got a good reason for holding up the bank, but he's going to have a hard time convincing the bank's owner of his reason, or justification. To justify a line of text is to space it so that it lines up with the margin.
真题原句	The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [VERB 动词]See also:left-justify ；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。
来源	2012.2

Justify Excuses Bank's Line Text Justified Verb 动词