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| /ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ/ |
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| 1 | to show that there is a good reason for something , especially something that other people think is wrong 证明…正当；为…辩护；辩明 |
| You’ ll be expected to justify your actions. 你将需要为你的行为提供正当的理由。 |
| It was becoming increasingly difficult to justify such expenditure. 为这样的支出提供合理的解释变得越来越困难。 |
| justify doing sth How people can justify spending so much money on cosmetics? 人们怎么证明把那么多钱花在化妆品上是合理的？ |
| | 1a | to be a good reason for something 作为…的正当理由 | | Nothing can justify what happened this morning. 今天早上发生的事没有任何正当理由。 | |
| | 1b | to explain to someone the reason why you did something , especially when they think you have done something wrong （向某人）解释 | | I don’ t see why I should justify myself to you. 我看不出来为什么我要向你解释。 | |
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| 2 | technical to make the left or right edges of writing form a straight line when typing or printing 使齐行 |
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