A liberal is a man who leaves the room when the fight begins.
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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. 房间;空间;余地;房间里所有的人;
vt. 租房,合住;为…提供住处;投宿,住宿;留…住宿;
"a stuffy, airless room"
空气沉闷不通风的房间
近义:lodge, dwell, precinct, quarter, saloon, stance
vt.& vi. 战斗;斗争;打架;吵架;
n. 打架;吵架;战斗;斗志;
"The twins fight tooth and nail over the slightest disagreement."
这对双胞胎为了一点儿小矛盾而吵得不可开交.
近义:strive, struggle, argue, jangle, quarrel, quibble
反义:reconcile, reunite, rapport, togetherness, unison, unity
leaves
[li:vz]
n. 树叶,花瓣;(leaf的复数);页( leaf的名词复数 );叶子;有…状叶的;金属薄片;
v. 离开( leave的第三人称单数 );遗弃;忘了带;交托;
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。