justify
英 ['dʒʌstɪfaɪ]
美['dʒʌstə'fai]
- vi. 证明合法；整理版面
- vt. 证明…是正当的；替…辩护
英英释意
- 1. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for;
- "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
- "The end justifies the means"
- 2. show to be right by providing justification or proof;
- "vindicate a claim"
- 3. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
- "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
- "he rationalized his lack of success"
- 4. let off the hook;
- "I absolve you from this responsibility"
- 5. adjust the spaces between words;
- "justify the margins"