liberal
adj
noun
noun
ˈlɪbərəl
adj
1
willing
to
understand
and
respect
other
people’s
ideas,
opinions,
and
feelings
思想开明的,开通的
a
more
liberal
attitude
towards
sexuality
对两性关系比较开通的态度
I
had
quite
liberal
parents.
我的父母思想很开明。
2
supporting
or
allowing
gradual
political
and
social
changes
(思想)开放的,支持 (主张 )变革的;
a
more
liberal
policy
on
issues
of
crime
and
punishment
在罪与罚的问题上更加开明的政策
3
allowing
people
or
organizations
a
lot
of
political
or
economic
freedom
〔政治和经济上〕开明的,自由的
liberal
state/society/democracy
etc
4
generous
or
given
in
large
amounts
慷慨的,大量给予的; 丰富的,充足的
a
liberal
supply
of
drinks
饮料的充足供应
[+
with
]
If
only
they
were
as
liberal
with
their
cash.
要是他们花钱也一样大方就好了。
5
not
exact
不拘一格的,不拘泥字面的
a
liberal
interpretation
of
the
original
play
对原剧灵活的诠释
6
liberal education
a
kind
of
education
which
encourages
you
to
develop
a
large
range
of
interests
and
knowledge
and
respect
for
other
people’s
opinions
通才教育
noun
7
someone
with
liberal
opinions
or
principles
开明人士;
noun
8
someone
who
supports
or
belongs
to
the
former
Liberal
Party
in
Britain
or
the
Liberal
Party
in
Canada
〔英国先前的或加拿大的〕自由党支持者,自由党党员