rationalise

動詞

1. 1

   合理化、找藉口、自我辯解英式拼法；亦作 rationalize

   He rationalised his spending by calling it an investment.

   他把自己的花費說成投資，藉此合理化這筆開銷。

2. 2

   精簡、整合、重整多用於商業

   The company rationalised its factories to reduce operating costs.

   該公司精簡了旗下工廠，以降低營運成本。

3. 3

   以理性解釋、說明道理

   Researchers struggled to rationalise the unexpected test results.

   研究人員難以用理性解釋這些出乎意料的實驗結果。

4. 4

   刪減、汰除

   We need to rationalise the product range before next season.

   下一季之前我們必須汰除部分產品線。