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| /ˈdʒʌstɪs/ |
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| 1 | U treatment of people that is fair and morally right 正义；公正；公平 |
| the struggle for freedom and justice 为了自由和正义所进行的斗争 |
| social justice a society based on democracy, peace, and social justice 建立在民主、和平及社会公平基础上的社会 |
| | 1a | the fact that something is reasonable and fair 正义；正当；合理；公平 | | He appealed to their sense of justice. 他呼唤他们的正义感。 | | Campaigners are convinced of the justice of their cause. 参加这项运动的人深信他们的事业是正义的。 | |
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| 2 | U the legal process of judging and punishing people 司法；审判；法律制裁 |
| the criminal justice system 刑法制度 |
| a miscarriage of justice (=when the wrong person is punished) one of the worst miscarriages of justice ever seen 审判不公；误判 |
| | 2a | a fair result or punishment from a law court 公正的判决；理应受到的惩罚 | | The family are determined to see justice done. 这家人下决心要让正义得到伸张。 | | Criminals with political connections sometimes escape justice. 在政界有关系的罪犯有时能逃脱理应受到的惩罚。 | | pervert the course of justice (=prevent the legal process of justice) She was accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice. 妨碍司法公正 | |
| | 2b | to make someone have a trial in order to find out whether they are guilty of a crime 将某人缉拿归案 | | The girl’ s killers have never been brought to justice. 杀害那女孩的凶手们一直都逍遥法外。 | |
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| 3 | C AMERICAN a judge in a law court in the US （美国的）法官 |
| | 3a | used as a title before the name of a judge 法官（作为称呼用于法官姓名前） | | The trial judge, Mr Justice Mitchell, adjourned the proceedings. 承审法官，米切尔法官先生，宣布休庭。 | |
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| - | do sb/sth justice
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| 1 | to show or emphasize all the good qualities of someone or something 展示（或强调）某人/某物的所有优良品质 | I don’ t think your comments do him justice. 我认为你对他的评价没有说出他最优秀的地方。 | |
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| 2 | to deal with something in the way you should deal with it 公平地对待 | His attitude does not do justice to the debate. 他对这场辩论的态度是不公正的。 | |
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| - | do yourself justice
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| to show your ability by doing something as well as you can |
| 充分发挥自己的能力 |
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| I never do myself justice in exams. 我考试时从来没能充分发挥自己的水平。 |
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| - | there’ s no justice (in the world) often humorous
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| used for saying that something is not fair |
| （这个世界）简直没有公平可言 |
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| - | with justice formal
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| used for saying that something is fair |
| 公道地；公正地 |
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| No one could, with justice, have said he was lazy. 公正地讲，没有人会说他懒惰。 |
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