rationalized

英 [ˈræʃnəlaɪzd]

美 [ˈræʃnəlaɪzd]

v.  对…进行理性的解释; 对…加以科学的说明; 使合理化; 进行合理化改革; 使有经济效益
rationalize的过去分词和过去式

过去式：rationalized　过去分词：rationalized　

BNC.43147 / COCA.35433

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 rationalise


• VERB 使…合理化;对…进行理性解释
  If you try torationalizeattitudes or actions that are difficult to accept, you think of reasons to justify or explain them.
  1. He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace...
     他坚信自己实际上是在促进和平，以此进一步将自己的行为合理化。
  2. I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.
     我把自己的想法一股脑地写在纸上，以试图给自己的感受找个说辞。
• VERB 精简;（通常指通过削减员工和设备）使更有效率
  When a company, system, or industryis rationalized, it is made more efficient, usually by getting rid of staff and equipment that are not essential.
  1. The network of 366 local offices is being rationalised to leave the company with 150 to 200 larger branch offices.
     该公司曾经拥有的366个地方办事处正被精简为150到200个规模较大的分支机构。

双语例句

• But in the United States, some degree of animal suffering is rationalized in the name of learning.
  但是在美国，为达到求知目的而使动物承受一定程度的痛苦则是合法的。
• The municipal government decided that some small and medium-sized state-owned enterprises be rationalized
  市府决定将对部分中小型国有企业实行关停并转
• We rationalized the production system so that one operator could control all three machines.
  我们改进了生产系统，这样一名操作工人就可以统管三部机器了。
• With these considerations in mind, the profiling mechanism in UML2.0 has been rationalized and its capabilities extended.
  基于上述考虑，在UML2.0中的profiling机制已经被合理化并且它的性能也已经被扩展了。
• A study on the strategic guarantee for a rationalized coal sector development in Yunnan
  云南煤炭产业科学发展战略保证研究
• At the same time, the plight of the poor remains ignored, or even rationalized in various ways.
  同时，他们对穷人的境遇要么漠然置之，要么就用各种方式将贫富分化的状况合理化。
• Happiness is a mystery like religion, and should never be rationalized.
  幸福犹如宗教，是一种神秘的东西，永远不要对它加以理性的阐释。
• The condition of women employment has remained stable, and the employment structure is being rationalized.
  妇女就业状况稳定，就业结构趋于合理。
• City planning and construction shall follow the principle to have land use economized and rationalized.
  城市规划和建设应当遵循节约用地、合理用地的原则。
• That "business outcome" could be cost and complexity reduction via a rationalized IT portfolio.
  该“业务产出”可以是成本评估及通过合理的IT组合所带来的降低的复杂性。