liberal
adj
1 tolerant and open-minded; free from prejudice 宽容忍耐的; 心胸宽 的; 无偏见的
a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage 对离婚和再婚看得开.
2 giving or given generously 慷慨的; 大方的
She's very liberal with promises but much less so with money. 她轻诺而手紧.
a liberal sprinkling of sugar 撒上厚厚的糖.
3 (of education) concerned chiefly with broadening the mind, not simply with technical or professional training (指教育)扩展心智的, 德育的(不单纯作职业或技术的训练).
4 not strict, literal or exact 不严格的; 自由的; 不讲究准确性的
a liberal translation giving a general idea of the writer's intentions 对作者总体意思的意译.
5 Liberal (politics 政) of the Liberal Party 自由党的
Liberal housing policy 自由党的住房政策. liberal, n
1 tolerant and open-minded person 宽容大度的人.
2 Liberal (Brit politics 政) (abbr 缩写 Lib) member of the Liberal Party 自由党人.
From 1830 onwards in the USA and from about 1870 in Canada, settlers began to move westwards and to take possession of the plains as their own.
美国自1830年起,加拿大从1870年左右起,殖民者开始向西迁移,并把平原据为己有。
He passed his exams, and even better, when he left university he had earned enough money to start his own business, offering guide services to tourists.