rationalize

英 ['ræʃnəlaɪz] 美 ['ræʃnəlaɪz]

• vt. 使合理化；合理地说明；[数]给…消根

英英释义

Verb:

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

   "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
   "he rationalized his lack of success"
   

2. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things;

   "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
   

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

   "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
   

4. think rationally; employ logic or reason;

   "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
   

5. remove irrational quantities from;

   "This function can be rationalized"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. They attempted to rationalize the new working method.
   他们力图使新的作业方法更趋合理。
2. We need to rationalize work processes and cut costs.
   我们需要把工艺流程合理化以便削减开支。
3. The rail company is trying to rationalize its freight service.
   铁路运输公司正在努力使其货运服务合理化。
4. I can't rationalize my absurd fear of insects.
   我怕昆虫,毫无道理,不能合理地解释。
5. She rationalized her decision to abandon her baby by saying she could not afford to keep it.
   她为抛弃婴儿事辩称自己抚养不起。
6. The first step is to rationalize the denominator of a fraction.
   第一步是使分数的分母有理化。

近反义词

【近义词】

• justify 替 ... 辩护
• excuse 原谅
• adjust 调整
• tune 曲调
• level 数量
• straighten out 成一直线
• unravel 解开
• improve 改善
• vindicate 证明无辜
• explain 说明
• account for (在数量方面)占...
• streamline 使 ... 成流线型...
• downsize 缩小规模
• slim down 消瘦
• scale down 按比例缩小
• scale back 按比例缩减
• rationalise 合理化
• prune 修剪
• cut 切
• apologize 道歉
• apologise 道歉