rationalize

KK [ˋræʃənəˏlaɪz] /ˈɹæʃənəˌlaɪz/

動詞

  1. 1

    合理化、自我開解、找藉口

    He rationalized his spending by calling the jacket an investment.

    他把那件外套說成是投資,藉此把自己的花費合理化。

  2. 2

    精簡、整頓、使合理化商業

    The company rationalized its production lines to cut costs.

    公司精簡生產線以降低成本。

  3. 3

    理性解釋、理性看待

    Scientists still cannot fully rationalize the results of the experiment.

    科學家至今仍無法完全合理解釋這項實驗的結果。

  4. 4

    理性思考、依理推論

    When she panics, she finds it hard to rationalize at all.

    她一慌起來就很難理性思考。