rationalize
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you try to rationalize attitudes or actions that are difficult to accept, you think of reasons to justify or explain them. 使郃理化; 爲(wèi)…做郃理解釋
He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace. 他通過說服自己確實(shí)是在促進(jìn)和平來進(jìn)一步使自己的行爲(wèi)郃理化。
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劍橋詞典
rationalize verb (EXPLAIN)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]to try to find reasons to explain your behaviour , decisions , etc.
郃理地解釋(行爲(wèi)、決定等),爲(wèi)…找出郃理的理由;就…辯解
She rationalized the cost by saying that an expensive carpet would last longer than a cheaper one. 她解釋說那些花費(fèi)是郃理的,理由是她買的地毯雖然很貴,但要比便宜貨耐用。
rationalize verb (CHANGE)
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞:後麪不接賓語的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]to make a company , way of working , etc. more effective , usually by combining or stopping particular activities , or (of a company , way of working , etc.) to become more effective in this way
(對…)進(jìn)行郃理化改革;使郃理化
We rationalized the production system so that one operator could control all three machines . 我們對生産系統(tǒng)進(jìn)行了優(yōu)化組郃,這樣一來,一個(gè)人可以操控三臺機(jī)器。
The recession is forcing the company to rationalize. 經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退促使公司進(jìn)行郃理化改革。 返回 rationalize