英汉词典

1. 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.

    e.g. 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. （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.

    e.g. ...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system...
           多党政制的自由民主国家
    e.g. They favour liberal free-market policies.
           他们支持开放的自由市场政策。

3. 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.

    e.g. 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。

4. 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.

    e.g. As always he is liberal with his jokes...
           像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。
    e.g. 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。