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今天我们要学的词是 justify¹. Justify 动词，有提出辩护的意思。Poland's officials cited security concerns to justify a move to collect data on foreigners in the country. 波兰官员以安全考虑为由，为针对波兰境内外国人收集数据的做法提出辩护 。The former CIA director, John Brennan, said there were enough contacts between members of the Trump² campaign and Moscow by last summer to justify the investigation³ by the FBI. 前美国中央情报局局长布伦南说，截止去年夏天川普竞选团队与莫斯科之间的接触，已足以让联邦调查局有理由就此展开调查了。好的，我们今天学习的词是 justify, justify, justify...

1 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。