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rea.son JUDGMENT5ri:7z[nn [U]the ability of a healthy mind to think and make judgments, esp. based on practical facts判断,理智,理性We humans assert that we are the only animals to have the power of reason.我们人类认为我们是唯一有理智判断力的动物。(esp. Br dated) He lost his reason (= became mentally ill) when both his parents were killed in the crash.双亲在车祸中丧生后他疯了。What is within reason is what is practical or acceptable.合情合理,正当的You can choose you own gift, within reason.你可以挑选自己的礼物,但要合理。If what someone says or does is/goes beyond all reason, it is unacceptable.毫无道理,全然无理The awful things she said went beyond all reason.她说的那些难听话全无道理。To listen to/see reason is to listen to good advice and act according to it.接受劝告,明白事理Friends tried to persuade them to change their minds but neither man would listen to reason.朋友们试图说服他们改变主意,但两人都不接受劝告。
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