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单词 justify
释义

justify ​‌‌

​verb transitive
UK /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
Other entries for this word
justify yourself (to someone) phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyjustify
he/she/itjustifies
present participlejustifying
past tensejustified
past participlejustified
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong

    You’ll be expected to justify your actions.

    It was becoming increasingly difficult to justify such expenditure.

    justify doing something:

    How can people justify spending so much money on cosmetics?

    Synonyms and related words
    To show or agree that something is true
    show
    prove
    point to
    1. 1a
      to be a good reason for something

      Nothing can justify what happened this morning.

      Synonyms and related words
      To make something start to exist or happen
      bring about
      trigger
      form
  2. 2
    to make the left or right edges of writing form a straight line when typing or printing
    Synonyms and related words
    Printing and fonts and print layout
    bold
    bold
    CamelCase
phrases
justify yourself (to someone)

justify ​‌‌

​verb transitive
US /ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ/
Other entries for this word
justify yourself (to someone) phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyjustify
he/she/itjustifies
present participlejustifying
past tensejustified
past participlejustified
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong

    You’ll be expected to justify your actions.

    It was becoming increasingly difficult to justify such extravagant business expenses.

    justify doing something:

    How can people justify spending so much money on cosmetics?

    Synonyms and related words
    To show or agree that something is true
    show
    prove
    point to
    1. 1a
      to be a good reason for something

      Nothing can justify what happened this morning.

      Synonyms and related words
      To make something start to exist or happen
      bring about
      start off
      create
  2. 2
    to make the left or right edges of writing form a straight line when typing or printing
    Synonyms and related words
    Printing and fonts and print layout
    bold
    bold
    CamelCase
phrases
justify yourself (to someone)
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