rationalise

1. The new Russian ideology presents European values as part of a hypocritical propaganda the west uses to rationalise its pursuit of geopolitical and economic interests.
   俄罗斯的新意识形态把欧洲的价值观视为其虚伪宣传的一部分，声称西方正在利用这套虚伪宣传将他们的地缘政治和经济利益追求合理化。
2. It is tempting to rationalise such declines with reference to the actions of central banks, yet this fails to provide wholly satisfying explanations.
   人们很容易用中央银行的举措来解释此类下跌，但这无法提供一个完全令人满意的解答。
3. But the industry cannot rationalise by itself: the state controls the supply of licences and spectrum.
   但光凭自身，印度移动通讯业并不能合理改革：牌照发放与频谱配给可由国家控制着。
4. But, he adds: "I personally hope that the regulatory authorities will come up with a more permanent solution to the fragmentation and rationalise the market structure."
   但他补充道：“我个人希望监管部门能拿出一份更长久的方案，解决市场分散问题，并优化市场结构。”
5. When they are not tawdry opportunities to air grievances, settle scores or rationalise errors, they tend to be tales of adversity with a triumphant twist.
   作者不是借此机会大吐苦水，一了私人恩怨或为自己的过错辩解，就是讲述自己在逆境中突出重围的陈词滥调。
6. Knowing that governments are serious about stabilising debt levels makes it easier for most central bankers to rationalise continued crisis measures, as some central bank governors ( notably in the UK) have quite candidly stated.
   知道政府重视稳定债务水平，会使大多数央行更易于将继续执行的危机措施合理化。一些国家（尤其是英国）的央行行长相当坦率地指出了这一点。
7. As the Treasury said in 2008, "the realities of the current marketplace for securities and futures products make it increasingly difficult to rationalise a separate regulatory regime".
   正如美国财政部2008年所表示的，“证券与期货产品目前的市场现实，使得我们越来越难以对分立的监管体制实施合理化改革”。
8. "The aim is to curb excessive growth of exports, rationalise export structure, ease trade friction and slow down sales of products that consume a lot of energy," the Ministry said.
   财政部指出，这次调整的主要目的，是为了进一步抑制外贸出口的过快增长，优化出口商品结构，减少贸易摩擦，抑制“高耗能”产品的出口。
9. Mr Yau says his idea at the time was simple: to try to rationalise the Chinese restaurant business.
   丘德威说，他当时的想法很简单：尝试合理化中餐馆的生意。
10. Sknl has taken advantage of flexibility in the US bankruptcy code to rationalise the structure of its purchase.
    sknl已利用美国破产法的灵活性，重组其收购来的公司。
11. The focus will be to rationalise state regulation of insurance companies, state-chartered banks and securities dealers and perhaps serve as a model for other states and even the federal government.
    该小组的重点是将保险公司、州立特许银行以及证券经纪公司的州监管合理化，同时可能成为其它各州甚至联邦政府的表率。
12. Find out how we ′ ve helped food sector companies rationalise purchases, cut costs and increase productivity.
    了解壳牌如何帮助食品行业企业实现合理化采购、降低成本和提高生产率。
13. People can rationalise it by saying that it's cheaper than going out for a night out and wasting much more and not meeting anyone.
    人们可以找出理由，称与出去约会、花费巨大却找不到任何对象相比，这种方式更为廉价。
14. It allows sub-standard chief executives to rationalise huge pay packages while their underlings get peanuts ( or rice).
    次级高管可用来获得理所应当的丰厚综合工资，而下属只有花生米大小的微薄薪资，甚至米粒大小。
15. In March, an Australian pension fund manager, local government super, used the HSBC and CarbonTracker arguments to rationalise A shares investment option that excludes coal mining completely: this in an economy reliant on it.
    3月份，澳大利亚养老基金管理公司localgovernmentsuper采纳汇丰和碳追踪计划的观点，在一项股权投资方案中完全摒弃了煤矿：在该国经济依赖煤炭资源的情况下。
16. Other turnround measures seem sensible: rationalise Europe ( 81 per cent of group revenues in the last quarter), sell the lossmaking North American arm, and push further into China.
    其他转型措施似乎是明智的：合理化其欧洲业务（上一季度该集团81%的营收来自该地区），出售其不断亏损的北美业务，并进一步向中国推进。
17. Rationalise number of lubricants used in order to simplify procedure and prevent human error ( e.g. using the wrong oil)
    合理确定使用润滑油的种类，实现程序简化，并防止人为错误（例如，使用错误的润滑油）。
18. The real issue is not whether conventional economic theory can rationalise bubbles.
    真正的问题不在于传统经济学理论能否为泡沫的存在提供合理解释。
19. I rationalise it by saying that I need the money.
    我以需要钱作为做这件事的借口。
20. Those who cheat on their expenses will find it harder to rationalise their corruption.
    那些在报销上作假的员工将发现更加难以为自己的贪污行为寻找借口。
21. This means we consider strategies that maximise lettable areas, rationalise service space, allow for passive means to heat and cool and reduce the building's overall use of energy as well as enrich the urban landscape.
    这就意味着我们考虑以下策略：最大限度地利用可出租的区域，合理化使用服务空间，虑及暖气和冷气的被动方法，减少建筑的总能耗，丰富城市景观。

verb

1. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
   1. We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet

   Synonym:    cutprunerationalize

2. remove irrational quantities from
   1. This function can be rationalized

   Synonym:    rationalize

3. think rationally
   1. When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize

   Synonym:    rationalize

4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
   1. rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
   2. he rationalized his lack of success

   Synonym:    apologizeapologiseexcusejustifyrationalize

5. structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
   1. We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits

   Synonym:    rationalize