justifying
present participle ofjustify
| 单词 | justifying |
| 释义 | justifying present participle ofjustify justify verb[T] uk/ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈdʒʌs.tə.faɪ/B2 to give or to be a goodreasonfor: [+ -ing verb]I can't really justify takinganotherdayoffwork. Are yousurethat thesemeasuresare justified? justifyyourself B2 If you justify yourself, you give a goodreasonfor what you have done: It was the only thing that I could do - I don't have to justify myselftoanyone.
Defining & explaining
Examplesofjustifyingjustifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Certainly there are some legitimate grounds forjustifyingthis approach in respect of the eighteenth century. From theCambridge English Corpus He sees contemporary discourse about human rights as the modern version ofjustifyingand contesting competing values. From theCambridge English Corpus They may be doing any number of things to legal materials includingjustifying, over ruling, or modifying them. From theCambridge English Corpus In the literature on crime and punishment, we can find various reasonsjustifyingthis. From theCambridge English Corpus Actual desire and choice play no role at all injustifyingsomething as good. From theCambridge English Corpus We next present an argumentjustifyingthe formal expansion (2.8) under the additional assumption that the coefficients, f and, hence, the solution u are smooth. From theCambridge English Corpus The source statements which the children arejustifyingmost frequently have some negative aspect to them. From theCambridge English Corpus I suppose deduction, induction, scientific method, and the like, are commonly accepted epistemic criteria forjustifyingbeliefs. From theCambridge English Corpus Preoccupation withjustifyingbeliefs is a third aspect of masculinism. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the exercise ofjustifyingwhy a guideline may apply to one patient but not another can sharpen clinical judgment and thus improve outcomes (2). From theCambridge English Corpus The accounts were presented annually to the commonalty by the jurats (central government) at this stage + a means ofjustifyingexpenditure. From theCambridge English Corpus Intuitions have a crucial role injustifyingan empirical statement. From theCambridge English Corpus A variety of arguments can be given forjustifyingsome or all of these constitutional constraints. From theCambridge English Corpus But physicians participate anyway,justifyingthemselves because they are employed by the state to undertake what is a legal activity. From theCambridge English Corpus However, no space is dedicated tojustifyingthe new term nor to distinguishing it from or relating it to other, similar notions. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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