Liberal

　　adj.

　　心胸宽阔的,无偏见的 tolerant and open-minded;free from prejudice

　　慷慨的,大方的 giving or given generously

　　开放的;主张变革的 supporting or allowing some change, e.g. in political or religious affairs

　　自由的,不拘一格的 neither close nor very exact

　　同义词

　　n. liberalist，progressive

　　a. broad，free，freehanded，large-minded

　　反义词

　　n. conservative，conservativist

　　a. conservative

　　参考例句

　　1. He is liberal in his view on government.

　　他对政体的看法是属于自由主义的。

　　2. When he ran for office in Massachusetts, his views on abortion and immigration were far more liberal than he says they are now.

　　当他竞选马塞诸塞州职位的时候，他在堕胎和移民问题上的观点比现在他所说的要自由的多。

　　3. With some European brands falling under Chinese control, the countrys more modern automakers have either stopped or cut down on their liberal borrowing of European and American designs.

　　的一些欧洲品牌属于中国的控制，该国的更现代的汽车制造商已经停止或减少其自由主义 借用 的欧洲和美国的设计。

　　参考例句

　　1.ADJ Someone who has liberal views believes people should have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think. 开明的

　　例：She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.

　　大家知道，她对于离婚和避孕持开明的观点。

　　2.N-COUNT Liberal is also a noun. 开明者

　　例：...a nation of free-thinking liberals.

　　一个思想自由的开明者的国家。

　　3.ADJ A liberal system allows people or organizations a lot of political or economic freedom. 自由的

　　例：...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system.

　　多党政体的自由民主国家。

　　4.N-COUNT Liberal is also a noun. 自由主义者

　　例：These kinds of price controls go against all the financial principles of the free market liberals.

　　这些价格控制违反了支持自由市场的自由主义者的所有金融原则。

　　5.ADJ A Liberal politician or voter is a member of a Liberal Party or votes for a Liberal Party. 自由党的

　　例：She withdrew because she did not wish to split the Liberal vote.

　　她退出是因为不想分散自由党的选票。

　　6.N-COUNT Liberal is also a noun. 自由党人

　　例：The Liberals hold twenty-three seats.

　　自由党拥有23个席位。

　　7.ADJ Liberal means giving, using, or taking a lot of something, or existing in large quantities. 慷慨的; 大量的

　　例：As always he is liberal with his jokes.

　　他总有讲不完的笑话。

　　8.liberally ADV 慷慨地; 大量地

　　例：Chemical products were used liberally over agricultural land.

　　化学产品被大量用于农田。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　They are liberal in their help.

　　他们慷慨相助。

　　She is liberal with her money.

　　她用钱大方。

　　Her parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of freedom.

　　她的父母很开明，让她享有许多的自由。

　　The headmaster has liberal views about what his pupils should wear.

　　校长对他的学生应穿什么服装这一点持开明的态度。

　　His rise to power indicated the end of the liberal era.

　　他的掌权预示著自由主义时代的结束。

　　用作名词

　　He is an open-minded liberal.

　　他是一个开明的自由主义者。

　　He liked to think of himself as a liberal.

　　他喜欢把自己视为开明的人。