justify

['dʒʌstifai]

vt.替 ... 辩护, 证明 ... 正当, 调整版面

vt.

1. 证明……是正当的; 为……辩护; 是……的正当理由[+v-ing]

The editors are justified in refusing your work.

那些编辑有充分的理由拒绝你的作品。

How can you justify your rude behaviour?

你如何解释你的粗鲁行为呢?

2. 证明……无罪; 开释

3. 【印】使齐行; 整理……的版面

vi.

1. 证明合法; 辩解

2. 【印】排整齐; 整理版面

词形变化

动词过去式: justified | 动词过去分词: justified | 动词现在分词: justifying | 动词第三人称单数: justifies |

词义辨析

同义:

v.使合法, 法律上认可, 使合理, 证明……是正当的(合理的)

warrant  authorize  legitimate  legitimatize  legalize  rationalize  substantiate

v.为……辩护

defend  champion  sustain  maintain  answer for  support

v.开脱, 使无罪, 申明……无罪

exculpate  acquit  release  dismiss  discharge  liberate  emancipate  vindicate  exonerate  redress  absolve  forgive  excuse  pardon  show just cause  

同义参见:

explain  prove  

反义:

vt.为……辩护

condemn  

英英释义

动词 justify:

show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for

同义词：warrant

show to be right by providing justification or proof

同义词：vindicate

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

同义词：apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise

let off the hook

同义词：absolve, free

adjust the spaces between words

补充

justifyjustify英:[ˈdʒʌstifai] 美:[ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ]vt.1.证明…有理; 为…辩护He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。How can you justify spending so much money?你怎么能对花掉这么多钱做出令人满意的解释呢?

例句

1. No argument can justify a war.任何理由都不能为战争开脱。 2. His behaviour justifies our suspicion.他的行为证实了我们的怀疑。 3. He maintained that he could and would justify the alleged libel.他坚持说他能够而且将要证明被指控的诽谤罪名不成立。 4. Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标, 使文本齐行。 5. The lines will justify automatically.这些行会自动对齐。 6. The act was barely justified by the circumstances.这些情况不足以证明这一行为是正当的。 7. I don't think he is justified in his action.我认为他的行动缺乏正当的理由。 8. the person appointed has fully justified our confidence.被任命的人已经充分证明我们的信心是正确的。 9. the situation was grave enough to justify further investigation.形势如此严峻，有理由作进一步地调查。 10. Can you justify your decision?你能证明你的决定是对的？ 11. He tried to justify his behavior by saying that he was being pressured unfairly by his boss.他试图为自己的行为辩解，说是老板不当逼迫所致。 12. The fact that we are at war does not justify treating innocent people as criminals.虽然我们处于交战状态，并不代表可以把无辜者当作罪犯对待。 13. It's hard to justify the cost of a new car right now. = It's hard to justify spending money on a new car right now.现在很难为花钱买新车找到正当理由。 14. Why should I have to justify myself [=to provide an explanation for my actions] when it was their fault?那是他们的错，为什么我要为自己的行为辩解？ 15. They felt justifiable pride in their son.他们觉得有理由为自己的儿子感到自豪。 16. justifiable expenses正当的开支 17. were justifiably proud无可非议地感到自豪 18. She was (perfectly/fully) justified in complaining to her boss. [=she had a good reason for complaining to her boss]她（完全）有理由向她的老板抱怨。