justify

justify

美 [ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ] 　英 [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ]

• v.证明…正确（或正当、有理）；对…作出解释；为…辩解（或辩护）
• 网络证明…是正当的；为…辩护；两端对齐

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Economists do not know enough about growth, he says, to justify their obsession with it, however important it may be.

经济学家对增长缺乏了解，这将使得他们无法证明为人笃定的随机实验，将有怎样的重要性。

Of course, we each probably have a few recurring expenses that are easy to justify due to the pleasure or utility they bring us.

当然，也许我们每个人都需要一些需要每月付费的东西，或为了消遣娱乐，或为了实用。

I think with the economic downturn they're trying to take advantage of us, as a way to cut retirees' benefits and justify it.

我认为，公司试图趁着经济不景气从我们身上占便宜，打着削减退休福利，并使之名正言顺。

ever mindful of her health; mindful of his responsibilities; mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action.

曾经留意她的健康；不忘他的职责；留意到这些评论，我会尝试为自己的行为辩护。

Bill Venners : You kind of touched on this earlier, but could you justify why you think that's the point of good design?

你是最早提出这个观点的专家之一，能为我们解释一下为什么吗？

Susie's death seems to justify her abandon of her family, and teach her about the importance of true love and loyalty at the mean time.

苏茜的死似乎给了她逃脱的理由，却又教给她真爱和忠诚。

That same principle is often used to justify the free international flow of goods and is core to many international trade agreements.

同样的原则经常被用于调整货物在国际间的自由流动，并且是许多国际贸易约定的核心。

The argument he used to justify his position proved to be a double-edged sword which ultimately led to his own defeat.

他用以证明自己立场正确的论据，结果却成了导致他自己败北的双刃利剑了。

For some technologies, the costs and trouble simply don't justify the resources and effort that go into generating a little bit of energy.

对于一些技术，相比实现它所需解决的困难，加之付出的精力和财力，所节约的能源不过只是九牛一毛。

From the Palestinian perspective, the scurrying for archaeological evidence to justify a people's sense of belonging misses the point.

从巴勒斯坦人的角度来看，为了证明人民的归属感而搜肠刮肚的去寻找寻找考古证据是不得要领的做法。

Is Akio ducking criticism of being a beneficiary of nepotism by accusing us and trying to justify his ascendancy to the top job?

丰田章男是否通过谴责我们而回避了那些对他是裙带关系受益人的批评，以确保其在公司领导层的统治地位？

Both then went on to justify their aggressive deepening of economic ties with China as likely to produce a relaxation within that country.

二人后来都为自己积极加深美中经济联系进行辩解，称这种联系有望带来中国国内的放松。

There is no doubt that it will in future need to be able justify the value of its medicines rather than the simple costs.

未来，制药业无疑需要证明其药品的价值，而不是为单纯的成本找理由。

This has come to be known among philosophers as "the asymmetry" and it is not easy to justify.

哲学家称这种难以解释的状态为“不对称”。

But it is important enough to justify them spending a little time trying to give the reform some momentum.

但是花点时间努力辨别它们对改革的势头足够重要。

This technique is often implemented during wartime to convince people of the need for sacrifices or to justify difficult decisions.

这种手段经常在战争时期使用，来说服人们接受牺牲的必要或者为困难的决定制造理由。

Even when he is confronted with witnesses and is therefore bound to admit his guilt, he will still try to justify himself in some other way.

即使他面对证人无可抵赖时，他仍然会试着用其他方法来替自己辩护。

It hadn't of course, this was just a way for people to justify their behaviour without directly facing their self-deception.

当然实际上并没有（改变温度），这只是人们为了避免直接面对自我欺骗而评价自己行为的一种方式而已。

But now that you know when you have the most energy and motivation, it can be pretty hard to justify such a squandering of that time.

但是现在你知道了你什么时候拥有最佳精力和动力，那就很难为你如此地浪费那段时间做辩护了。

The thing which seemed to her best, she wanted to justify by the completest knowledge.

凡是她认为最好的事，她总是要弄个一清二楚，深信不疑。

They justify the existence of the discipline of economics.

它们使经济学法则有了存在的必要。

This is a very convenient property, but unfortunately it does not justify an extensive use of the concept in economic theory.

这是一个很方便的性能，很可惜没有理由把这一观念在经济理论上加以扩充运用。

Wealth must justify itself in happiness.

财富必须在快乐中证明自身。

Dehumanization makes it all too easy to justify abuse, neglect, and violation of human rights.

去人性化的后果是给虐待、背弃、和侵犯孤独症人士人权等行为提供了借口。

On top of that, some of these even justify their right to being shameless self-righteously and without any evidence of shame.

不单如此，有些还自鸣正义和恬不知耻的来肯定自己拥有那无耻的权力。

And, on the whole, the threat of religious extremism with which strong men used to justify repression has not materialised.

总的说来，铁腕领导人用来证明其镇压行为正当的宗教极端主义威胁并未出现。

The new President said he would try to justify the trust the electorate had placed in him.

新总统说他将尽力证明选民们所给予他的信任。

He said to them, 'You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts.

耶稣对他们说，你们是在人面前自称为义的。你们的心，神却知道。

He might have done more, too, to justify his optimism that war between Pakistan and India is now less likely "than ever" .

现在巴基斯坦和印度之间的战争不太可能会持续至永远，作者对此很乐观，但他应该多花些笔墨进行解释。

We did not take up his offer because our workings show that the cash flow and earnings cannot justify the acquisition of the land.

我们没有接受他的提议，因为我们的调查数据显示现金流和所得收入与购买这块地不相适合。

Combined with improving living standards, this narrative has been used to justify a shift away from federalism.

连同生活水平的提高，集权统治也被用来使脱离联邦制变得合法。

Trying to justify it that way is a bit like the efforts to put a dollar value on liberal-arts education.

这么说感觉有点像试图给美国大学的全科教育方式估个价。

Nobody was planning an assault of any kind, nor was anyone powerful enough to pose a threat with enough strength to justify such a fortress.

没有人计划任何形式的攻击，也没有任何人强大到足以造成有足够威力的威胁来证明这样的堡垒是必要的。

When you are developing your business plan, make your estimates as exact as possible and justify how much you need for each purchase.

在你做创业计划的时候，尽量估算精确，并将估算精确到每一笔款项的用途。

Saying no to more money or recognition is often hard to justify.

要对更多收入或认可说“不”往往很难被人理解。

In particular, do not use the word processor's options to justify text or to hyphenate words.

特别是，不使用文字处理机的选择辩护文本或以hyphenate话。

Just getting in the door for an interview requently requires you to justify why people should bother talking to you.

只是进入大门去面试就要求你证明为什么他们要和你谈。

They must be prepared to justify any exemption and to withhold only the exempt portion of any record while releasing the balance.

它们必须准备对任何例外作出解释，并且只得保留符合例外的内容，而将其余部分公开。

these have been used to justify levies on cigarettes , alcohol and even traffic congestion.

这一手法已经用来调整对烟酒甚至交通拥塞的征税。

Whether or not the event should justify him he would virtually have done her a wrong.

不论他做得对还是不对，他实际上是伤害了她。

He was not bragging, not showing off. His sole motive was to make her happy, to make her proud of him, to justify her long faith in him.

他没有吹嘘，也没有炫耀，一心只求她高兴，求她为他骄傲，也证明她长时间以来对他的信心并没有错。

Eight of these have been examined by the Scientific Committee on Plants, which in all ca ses deemember States did not justify their bans.

其中8个案例已由植物科学委员会进行审查，委员会认为在所有案例中，成员国提交的资料不能证明它们的禁止是合理的。

S. hopes in that way either to drive Iran to its knees or to provoke an attack by Iran that would justify massive retaliation.

美国希望那样做要么让伊朗听它使唤，要么激起伊朗发动一场复仇战争。