liberal

adj.

尊重他人意见 respecting other opinions

1. 宽宏大度的；心胸宽阔的；开明的
   willing to understand and respect other people's behaviour, opinions, etc., especially when they are different from your own; believing people should be able to choose how they behave
   1. liberal attitudes/views/opinions
      开明的态度 / 观点 / 意见

政治 politics

2. （政治经济上）自由的，开明的；支持（社会、政治或宗教）变革的
   wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting gradual social, political or religious change
   1. Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe.
      有些政治家想与欧洲大陆建立更加自由的贸易关系。
   2. liberal democracy
      自由民主
   3. liberal theories
      自由主义的理论
   4. a liberal politician
      支持改革的政治家
3. （旧时）英国自由党的；（英国以外国家）自由党的
   connected with the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country

慷慨 generous

4. 慷慨的；大方的；大量给予的
   generous; given in large amounts
   1. She is very liberal with her money.
      她用钱很大方。
   2. I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism (= he criticizes people too much) .
      我认为萨姆太爱批评人。

教育 education

5. 人文（教育）的
   concerned with increasing sb's general knowledge and experience rather than particular skills
   1. a liberal education
      人文教育

不精确 not exact

6. 不完全准确的；不精确的；不严格的
   not completely accurate or exact
   1. a liberal translation of the text
      不拘泥于原文的翻译
   2. a liberal interpretation of the law
      对法律的灵活解释

noun

尊重他人者 sb who respects others

1. 理解且尊重他人意见的人；宽容的人；开明的人
   a person who understands and respects other people's opinions and behaviour, especially when they are different from their own

政治 politics

2. 支持（社会、政治或宗教）变革的人
   a person who supports political, social and religious change
   1. Reform is popular with middle-class liberals.
      改革受到了中产阶级支持变革者的普遍欢迎。
3. （旧时）英国自由党成员；（英国以外国家的）自由党成员
   a member of the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country

1. ADJ-GRADED 开明的；开通的；（个人）自由主义的
   Someone who has liberal views believes people should have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think.
   1. She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.
      众所周知，她在离婚与避孕方面思想很开明。
   2. Liberal is also a noun.
      
   3. ...a nation of free-thinking liberals.
      思想开放的自由主义者的国度
2. ADJ-GRADED （制度等）开放的；（政治或经济上）自由主义的
   A liberal system allows people or organizations a lot of political or economic freedom.
   1. ...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system...
      多党政制的自由民主国家
   2. They favour liberal free-market policies.
      他们支持开放的自由市场政策。
   3. Liberal is also a noun.
      
   4. These kinds of price controls go against all the financial principles of the free market liberals.
      这些价格调控措施与信奉自由市场的自由主义者所倡导的经济原则完全背道而驰。
3. ADJ 自由党的;支持自由党的
   A Liberal politician or voter is a member of a Liberal Party or votes for a Liberal Party.
   1. The Liberal leader has announced his party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition.
      自由党领袖已宣布该党退出执政联盟。
   2. Liberal is also a noun.
      
   3. The Liberals hold twenty-three seats in parliament.
      自由党党员在议会中占23席。
4. ADJ-GRADED 慷慨的；肆意的；大量的；丰富的
   Liberal means giving, using, or taking a lot of something, or existing in large quantities.
   1. As always he is liberal with his jokes...
      像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。
   2. She made liberal use of her elder sister's make-up and clothes.
      她随便把姐姐的化妆品和衣服拿来用。

1. His basic outlook remains anchored in the liberal tradition.
   他的基本观念依旧扎根于自由主义传统。
2. The Liberal Democrat's support fell away at the last minute.
   自由民主党的支持率在最后一刻有所下降。
3. I'm not a bleeding heart liberal.
   我可不是只说不做的自由主义者。
4. Lord Clarendon's liberal credo was one of the foundations of his political conduct.
   克拉伦登勋爵的自由主义信条是他从事政治活动的一大基础。
5. The President, trying to be cute, said his liberal arts education had not really prepared him for such complicated issues as this
   总统故作精明地说道，自己所接受的文科教育并不能使自己有能力应付如此复杂的问题。
6. On day one of the election campaign the National and Liberal Party leaders were neck and neck.
   从竞选活动的第一天起，国家党和自由党的领导人就难分高下。
7. I consider myself to be a liberal democrat, or to be more exact, a democratic liberal.
   我认为自己是个自由主义的民主党人，或者更准确地说，是倡导民主的自由主义者。
8. The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline
   自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。
9. Sir Anthony was a keen fundraiser for the Liberal Democrats.
   安东尼爵士是自由民主党热心的资金筹集者。
10. This period represented a high water mark for liberal denominations.
    这一时期代表了自由主义教派的全盛时期。
11. As a Liberal Democrat I subscribe to the internationalist approach.
    作为自由民主党成员，我支持国际主义路线。
12. She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.
    众所周知，她在离婚与避孕方面思想很开明。
13. They favour liberal free-market policies.
    他们支持开放的自由市场政策。
14. The Liberal leader has announced his party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition.
    自由党领袖已宣布该党退出执政联盟。
15. As always he is liberal with his jokes
    像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。
16. She made liberal use of her elder sister's make-up and clothes.
    她随便把姐姐的化妆品和衣服拿来用。
17. There has been a decline in enrollment in liberal arts courses in favor of highly specialized training for high-paying careers, mostly in business.
    文科课程的报名人数有所下降，而以商业为主、针对高薪职业的高度专业化培训课程则越来越受欢迎。
18. In the old Liberal party the peace movement was a powerful voice.
    和平运动在过去的自由党内呼声很强。
19. The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.
    这一运动以自由和社会民主为目标。
20. The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.
    现在，医务人员的态度开明多了。
21. Bennett launched a crusade for 'moral values' against decadent 'liberal relativism.'
    贝内特发起了一场捍卫“道德价值”、反对腐朽堕落的“自由相对论”的战争。
22. Fontbonne is a liberal arts college, located in a residential suburb of St. Louis.
    芳邦大学是一所文科大学，位于圣路易斯市郊的居民区。
23. There was a massive twenty per cent swing away from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats
    出现了一个巨大转变：多达20%的人由支持保守党转而支持自由民主党。
24. Oxford's social circle was far too liberal for her taste.
    牛津的社交圈过于开放，不合她的胃口。
25. The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.
    自由民主党领导人指责首相鼓舞保守党士气之举根本就是徒劳。
26. The Liberal candidate is safe to win the election.
    自由党候选人稳操胜券。
27. This shows him to be liberal and friendly.
    这表明了他的心胸宽广和友好。
28. The press pulled the plug on the liberal candidate, and he lost the election.
    新闻界披露了那位自由党候选人的秘密活动，于是，他竞选失败了。
29. Though not a political or social radical, lewis was an open-minded liberal.
    尽管刘易斯在政治方面或社会生活方面并不是一个激进分子，但他是一个开明的自由主义者。
30. Liberal opinion regarded them as archaisms of the cold war which, they argued, was in the process of liquidation.
    自由派舆论认为这些限制都是冷战的遗风，他们认为冷战已在消失的过程中。

noun

1. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

   Synonym:    liberalistprogressive

2. a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

adj

1. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
   1. a broad political stance
   2. generous and broad sympathies
   3. a liberal newspaper
   4. tolerant of his opponent's opinions

   Synonym:    broadlarge-mindedtolerant

2. tolerant of change

3. not literal
   1. a loose interpretation of what she had been told
   2. a free translation of the poem

   Synonym:    freeloose

4. given or giving freely
   1. was a big tipper
   2. the bounteous goodness of God
   3. bountiful compliments
   4. a freehanded host
   5. a handsome allowance
   6. Saturday's child is loving and giving
   7. a liberal backer of the arts
   8. a munificent gift
   9. her fond and openhanded grandfather

   Synonym:    bigbigheartedbounteousbountifulfreehandedhandsomegivingopenhanded

5. having political or social views favoring reform and progress