The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.
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n. 自由主义者;自由党党员;
adj. 开明的;自由的;慷慨的;不拘泥的;
💡 liber自由+al形容词后缀 → 自由的；慷慨的
"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。
近义：tolerant, broad, broadminded, ample, freethinker, freethinking
反义：illiberal, mainstream, orthodox, preservative, preserving, rightist
n. 保守的人;（英国）保守党党员，保守党支持者;
adj. 保守的;（英国）保守党的;（式样等）不时新的;
💡 con加强+serv保持+ative...的→ 保守的
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守党正式党员
近义：praetorian, rightist, tory, traditionalist, moderate, restrained
反义：red, commie, liberal, licentious, loose, permissive
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
adj. 更坏的;恶化的;更厉害的;严重的( bad,ill,badly的比较级);
adv. 更坏地，更糟地;（程度上）更…;
n. 更坏的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房间很糟糕，吃的更差。
近义：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反义：higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
vt. 猛拉;把（牛肉）切成薄片晒干;
vt.& vi. （使…）猝然一动[颤动];
n. 突然的拉[推，扭];<医>（肌肉的）痉挛，抽搐;蠢人;急促而猛烈的动作，猛地一拉;
"It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part."
这是她未加思索做出的反应。
近义：twitch, yank, jolt, bump, lug, pluck
n. 膝;膝盖;
vt. 用膝盖碰;
💡 K伸腿状,n两条腿形成的形状,ee 膝盖状 起跑时 膝盖需要(need)靠(k)前
"He injured his knee playing hockey."
他打曲棍球时膝盖受伤。