rationalize

rationalize音标

英 [ˈræʃnəlaɪz]

美 [ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz]

rationalize基本释义

vt.使合理化；合理地说明；[数]给…消根

rationalize用法及例句

verb

1. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

e.g. We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet

Synonym: cutprunerationalise

2. remove irrational quantities from

e.g. This function can be rationalized

Synonym: rationalise

3. think rationallyemploy logic or reason

e.g. When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize

Synonym: rationalise

4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

e.g. rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behaviorhe rationalized his lack of success

Synonym: apologizeapologiseexcusejustifyrationalise

5. structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results

e.g. We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits

Synonym: rationalise

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 rationalise

1. 使…合理化;对…进行理性解释If you try to rationalize attitudes or actions that are difficult to accept, you think of reasons to justify or explain them.

e.g. He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace...他坚信自己实际上是在促进和平，以此进一步将自己的行为合理化。e.g. I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.我把自己的想法一股脑地写在纸上，以试图给自己的感受找个说辞。

rationalization...this rationalization of his bedside grief.对他病床上的忧郁情绪的这种理性解释

2. 精简;（通常指通过削减员工和设备）使更有效率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.

e.g. The network of 366 local offices is being rationalised to leave the company with 150 to 200 larger branch offices.该公司曾经拥有的366个地方办事处正被精简为150到200个规模较大的分支机构。

rationalization...the rationalization of the textile industry.纺织行业的精简

1. 精简;合理厘定;合理调整：ratio promotion 按比例升级 | rationalize 精简;合理厘定;合理调整 | raw case 未经审查的个案

2. 有理化：rationalization 有理化 | rationalize 有理化 | rationally equivalent 有理等价的

3.

3. 使合理化：rush冲 | rationalize使合理化 | rational理性的a

近义词

临近词

prune修剪

level数量

straighten out成一直线

cut切

slim down消瘦

adjust调整

scale down按比例缩小

scale back按比例缩减

explain说明

improve改善

vindicate证明无辜

excuse原谅

justify替 ... 辩护

account for(在数量方面)占...

rationalise 合理化

tune曲调

apologize道歉

streamline使 ... 成流线型...

downsize缩小规模

unravel解开

apologise道歉

rationalized MKSA units

rationalized system

rationality

rationalized units

rationalized proposal

Rationalize use medicines

rationalized system of units

rattan

rationalized unit

rationalize away

相关列句

Maybe Expect will help you create enough free time to rationalize your configuration so that you no longer need Expect.(也许Expect能够帮助您节省更多的时间，以便您能够使您的配置更加合理化，这样一来您就不再需要Expect了。)

They may even rationalize major transgressions in the name of business, in spite of having a lofty mission statement.(即使他们有一个很高尚的目标，他们也甚至会以公事公办的名义来违背道德。)

Other times it behaves as a wave, and that is the way it helps us to think and rationalize what we observe.(另一些时候它更像波，而这是能帮助我们思考，和理解我们所观察到的东西的一种方法。)

But as you got older, you began to rationalize your confidence.(但是你慢慢长大，开始让自信合理化。)

They attempted to rationalize the new working method.(他们力图使新的作业方法更趋合理。)

In fact, its hard for me to rationalize any reason buying a Nokia phone for the foreseeable future.(事实上，在我看来，在可见的未来购买诺基亚手机，实属不智之举。)

Certainly, cheating on one's spouse is not something to rationalize away, but behind such behavior there's a common pattern.(当然，配偶中的欺骗行为无需多言，但在其表现的背后却有着一个共同的模式。)

They're smart and so they rationalize what they're doing.(他们很聪明因此他们合理化自己的行为。)

We would give you the energy levels and ask you to rationalize something that we are going to tell you is true.(我们会告诉你能级，然后叫你解释一些东西，一些待会我会告诉你它是正确的东西。)

Don't allow yourself to rationalize going back to bed. Just force yourself to go out of the room.(不要允许自己再回到床上，强制自己走出房间。)