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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   rationalize

   • IPA[ˈraSHənlˌīz]

   美式

   • v.
     attempt to explain or justify (one's own or another's behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate；make (a company, process, or industry) more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment

   • verb: rationalize, 3rd person present: rationalizes, gerund or present participle: rationalizing, past tense: rationalized, past participle: rationalized

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. attempt to explain or justify (one's own or another's behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate she couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage 同義詞 justify, explain (away), account for, defend, vindicate, ... 更多excuse, make excuses for, make allowances for, give an explanation for, provide a rationale for, make acceptable, rareextenuate
   • 2. British make (a company, process, or industry) more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment his success was due primarily to his ability to rationalize production
   • ▪ reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent Parliament should seek to rationalize the country's court structure 同義詞 streamline, make more efficient, improve the running of, trim, slim down, ... 更多hone, make economies in, reduce wastage in, simplify, make cutbacks in, cut back on, prune, retrench on, reorganize, modernize, update, reorganize, clarify, make consistent, apply logic/reasoning to, rarepragmatize
   • 3. convert (a function or expression) to a rational form.
3. • 更多解釋

   rationalize

   • IPA[ˈraʃənəlʌɪz]

   英式

   • v.
     attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these ... she couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

   Oxford Dictionary