rationalize
vt. 使合理化; 據理解釋; 使消根; 文飾
If you try to rationalize attitudes or actions that are difficult to accept, you think of reasons to justify or explain them.
He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace...
他堅信自己實際上是在促進和平,以此進一步將自己的行為合理化。
I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.
我把自己的想法一股腦地寫在紙上,以試圖給自己的感受找個說辭。
When a company, system, or industry is rationalized, it is made more efficient, usually by getting rid of staff and equipment that are not essential.
The network of 366 local offices is being rationalised to leave the company with 150 to 200 larger branch offices.
該公司曾經擁有的366個地方辦事處正被精簡為150到200個規模較大的分支機構。
1. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
2. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things;
3. structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results;
4. think rationally; employ logic or reason;
5. remove irrational quantities from;
an attempt to rationalize his violent behaviour
對他的暴力行為作出合理解釋的嘗試
I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.
我把自己的想法一股腦地寫在紙上,以試圖給自己的感受找個說辭。
I can't rationalize my absurd fear of insects.
我怕昆蟲,毫無道理,不能合理地解釋。
How do we rationalize the fear and sorrow that each one of us feels?
如果釋懷我們感受到的恐懼和悲傷?
It helps to rationalize logistic move and resources distribution.
配送制有益於物流運動合理化,有利於合理配置資源.