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rationalize vt.使合理化；合理地说明；[数]给…消根 (1) 他们力图使新的作业方法更趋合理。(2) 我们需要把工艺流程合理化以便削减开支。(3) 铁路运输公司正在努力使其货运服务合理化。(4) 她为抛弃婴儿事辩称自己抚养不起。(5) 第一步是使分数的分母有理化。 Rationalize can also mean reorganizing along rational lines––a watchmaker's shop might be set up in a totally illogical way that made sense only to the old owner, whose children will rationalize the shop's organization once the old man dies.

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英 ['ræʃnəlaɪz] 美 ['ræʃnəlaɪz] (1) They attempted to rationalize the new working method.(2) We need to rationalize work processes and cut costs.(3) The rail company is trying to rationalize its freight service.(4) She rationalized her decision to abandon her baby by saying she could not afford to keep it.(5) The first step is to rationalize the denominator of a fraction. Rationalize means to justify by developing a rationale, or a set of reasons for something. You could rationalize cutting school, saying your classes are boring, but you are still doing what you shouldn't be doing. in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 rationalise1[VERB 动词]使…合理化；对…进行理性解释 If you try to rationalize attitudes or actions that are difficult to accept, you think of reasons to justify or explain them.   [V n]He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace...他坚信自己实际上是在促进和平，以此进一步将自己的行为合理化。I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.我把自己的想法一股脑地写在纸上，以试图给自己的感受找个说辞。rationalization...this rationalization of his bedside grief.对他病床上的忧郁情绪的这种理性解释2[VERB 动词]精简；（通常指通过削减员工和设备）使更有效率 When a company, system, or industry is rationalized, it is made more efficient, usually by getting rid of staff and equipment that are not essential.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]  [mainly BRIT 主英]  [BUSINESS 商]The network of 366 local offices is being rationalised to leave the company with 150 to 200 larger branch offices.该公司曾经拥有的366个地方办事处正被精简为150到200个规模较大的分支机构。rationalization...the rationalization of the textile industry.纺织行业的精简

英语单词	rationalize
英美音标	英 ['ræʃnəlaɪz] 美 ['ræʃnəlaɪz]
中文释义	vt.使合理化；合理地说明；[数]给…消根
英语例句	(1) They attempted to rationalize the new working method. (2) We need to rationalize work processes and cut costs. (3) The rail company is trying to rationalize its freight service. (4) She rationalized her decision to abandon her baby by saying she could not afford to keep it. (5) The first step is to rationalize the denominator of a fraction.
中文例句	(1) 他们力图使新的作业方法更趋合理。 (2) 我们需要把工艺流程合理化以便削减开支。 (3) 铁路运输公司正在努力使其货运服务合理化。 (4) 她为抛弃婴儿事辩称自己抚养不起。 (5) 第一步是使分数的分母有理化。
vocabulary简明	Rationalize means to justify by developing a rationale, or a set of reasons for something. You could rationalize cutting school, saying your classes are boring, but you are still doing what you shouldn't be doing.
vocabulary扩展	Rationalize can also mean reorganizing along rational lines––a watchmaker's shop might be set up in a totally illogical way that made sense only to the old owner, whose children will rationalize the shop's organization once the old man dies.
柯林斯解释	in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 rationalise 1 [VERB 动词]使…合理化；对…进行理性解释 If you try to rationalize attitudes or actions that are difficult to accept, you think of reasons to justify or explain them. [V n] He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace... 他坚信自己实际上是在促进和平，以此进一步将自己的行为合理化。 I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings. 我把自己的想法一股脑地写在纸上，以试图给自己的感受找个说辞。 rationalization ...this rationalization of his bedside grief. 对他病床上的忧郁情绪的这种理性解释 2 [VERB 动词]精简；（通常指通过削减员工和设备）使更有效率 When a company, system, or industry is rationalized, it is made more efficient, usually by getting rid of staff and equipment that are not essential. [be V-ed] [usu passive] [mainly BRIT 主英] [BUSINESS 商] The network of 366 local offices is being rationalised to leave the company with 150 to 200 larger branch offices. 该公司曾经拥有的366个地方办事处正被精简为150到200个规模较大的分支机构。 rationalization ...the rationalization of the textile industry. 纺织行业的精简

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