rationalize
verb(British English also rationalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rationalize | |
| he / she / it rationalizes | |
| past simple rationalized | |
| past participle rationalized | |
| -ing form rationalizing |
- [transitive, intransitive] rationalize (something)
to find or try to find a logical reason to explain why somebody thinks, behaves, etc. in a way that is difficult to understand 对…进行理性的解释；对…加以科学的说明 an attempt to rationalize his violent behaviour 对他的暴力行为作出合理解释的尝试
- [transitive, intransitive] rationalize (something) (British English)
to make changes to a business, system, etc. in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money 使合理化；进行合理化改革；使有经济效益 Synonyms cutcut- slash
- cut something back
- scale something back
- rationalize
- downsize
- cut to reduce something, especially an amount of money that is demanded, spent, earned, etc. or the size of a business:
The President has promised to cut taxes significantly. 总统承诺大幅度减税。 Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want. 买主会竭力讨价还价以压低他们想买的房子的价格。 His salary has been cut by ten per cent. 他的薪金减少了百分之十。 Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words? 请把你的文章从 5 000 字删减到 3 000 字好吗？
- slash [often passive] (rather informal) (often used in newspapers) to reduce something by a large amount:
The workforce has been slashed by half. 职工人数裁减了一半。
- cut something back/cut back on something to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
We had to cut back production. 我们只得减产了。
- scale something back (especially North American English or business) to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade. 国际货币基金组织已经调低对未来十年的增长预测。
- rationalize (British English, business) to make changes to a business or system, in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money.
- downsize (business
) to make a company or an organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs in it, in order to reduce costs. 指公司或机构精简人员以降低成本
- to cut/slash/cut back on/scale back/rationalize spending/production
- to cut/slash/cut back on jobs
- to cut/slash/downsize the workforce
- to cut/slash/rationalize the cost of something
- to cut/slash prices/taxes/the budget
- to cut something/slash something/cut something back drastically