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Lh.
abbr. (in writing) left
hand ( AAi^X ) AX li abil ity /.laia'bilati/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [U]
- (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) the state of being legally responsible for
sth ( X#: The company
cannot accept liability for
any damage caused by natural disasters. g
if o 2 [C, usually sing.] (informal)
a person or thing that causes you a lot of problems IS M A ( s$LM- ) : Since his injury,
Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.
3 [C, usually pi.]
the amount of money that
a person or company owes AM; fl M; M A: The company is reported to
have liabilities of nearly $90 000. AiAAMiS 9 7f f £0
—
compare asset
li-able /'laiabl/
adj. [not before noun] 1 ~ (for sth) legally responsible
for paying the cost of sth ( ft: You will be liable for any damage caused. %
^XtinJ^fgft MM Aft tilo 0 The
court ruled he
could not be held
personally liable for his wife’s debts.
2-to do sth
likely to do sth nj fg ( ]$
X X ) : We’re all liable to make mistakes when we’re tired.
AX^XWIPAflsLljlt ff0 0 The
bridge is liable to collapse at any moment. 2$ Affile 3 - to sth likely to be affected by sth A ng FETA prone : You are more
liable to
injury if you exercise
infrequently.
M 0 4
-
to sth likely to be punished
by law for sth of i ^ S % A :
Offenders are liable to fines of up to
$500. mgvjmmtvmg5005-for/tosth
|
- to do sth having to do sth by
law ( X
Ipf ) ; ftX-- -ft ft : People
who earn under a certain amount are not liable to pay tax. tA]|f
jmw0
li aise /li'eiz/ verb [V] 1 - (with sb) (especially BrE) to work closely with
sb and exchange information with them ( % A ) IK : He had to liaise directly with
the police while writing
the report. A
2 - (between A and B) to act as a link
between two or more people or groups A;
jg ^ IK M : Her job
is to liaise between students and teachers. A.
li aison /li’eizn;
A/Amf
li'eizain; 'liazain/ noun 1 [U, sing.]
-
(between A and B) a relationship between
two organizations or different departments in an organization, involving the
exchange of information or ideas IK
;
IK %.: Our role is to ensure liaison between schools and parents. O
We
work in close liaison with the police. X f|] A HX ^ #10214° 2 [C]
- (to/with sb/sth) a person whose job is
to make sure there is a good relationship between two groups or organizations
IK % ft ; IK fk A : the White House
liaison to organized labor S^MiX^R&*JlK^A 3 [C] - (with sb) a secret sexual relationship, especially
if one or both partners are married ( Ate— AAB
)
Ikil, iI#F BU AFFAIR
li aison officer noun a person whose job is
to make sure that there is a good relationship between two groups of people,
organizations, etc. IK£#A —see also liaison(2)
liar /'laia(r)/
noun a person who tells lies iXil#; jftii# lib /lib/ noun (informal) (used in the names of
organizations demanding greater freedom, equal rights, etc.) the abbreviation
for liberation ( AAA liberation, ) : women’s lib 5^
li ba tion /lai'beijn/ noun (formal) (in the past) a gift
of wine to a god ( ) Jttg, IKM
Lib Dem /,lib 'dem/ abbr.
(in British Politics 3£|§DCf&) Liberal Democrat g & :
I voted Lib Dem. ffetlfc
libel /‘laibl/ noun, verb
m noun [U, C] the act of
printing a statement about sb that is not true and that gives people a bad
opinion of them ( XX ) iftrf, XM: He sued the newspaper for libel,
ffe f0 <> a libel action (= a case in a court of law) — compare slander
• verb (A\- NAmE
-I-)
[VN]
to publish a written statement about sb that is not true i ( 3£A ) : He
claimed he had been libelled
in an article the magazine had published.
— compare slander
li-bel-lous (BrE) (NAmE libelous)
/'laibalas/
adj. containing a libel about sb 'l4W#^14XXiKj: a libellous statement # tiffed A IB lib-era I /'liberal/ adj., noun m adj.
—
RESPECTING OTHER OPINIONS A'Ji ftk A..&JAL 1 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 % %
A® (ft; it JM
liberal
attitudes/views/opinions /WL&/
M
J2.
—
POLITICS
jJ&
o' 2
wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting
gradual social, political or religious change ( DL/ft A ) @ A (ft, jf
AW ( Some
politicians want more liberal
trade relations with
liberal democracy g A 9 liberal
theories g Eh±X(tt 31 O'a liberal politician aM 3 Liberal
connected with the British
Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country ( [0 tt ) g
A
(mm
—
GENEROUS 'IH jt 4 - (with sth) generous; given in large amounts n'M;
AA&A AtktnXtf) tm lavish: She is very liberal
with her money. jttfeftjMtSAAo o I think
Sam is too liberal with his criticism (= he criticizes people too much).
—
EDUCATION W 5
concerned
with increasing sb’s general knowledge and experience rather than particular
skills AX (
IfcW ) Eft: a liberal education A
xm
—
NOT EXACT 6 not completely accurate or exact X
7/“^^ EQUfree: a liberal translation of the text O a liberal
interpretation of the law WAW-M-
►
lib er al ly /-rali/ adv.: Apply the cream
liberally.- Ajt£g#3vft0
0 The word ‘original’ is liberally interpreted in copyright law. * original ■ noun
—
SB WHO RESPECTS OTHERS 4 SM A# 1 a person who
understands and respects other people’s opinions and behaviour, especially when
they are different from their own JlM-MMAjtJ&lftA; ^WWA; jfW&)A
—
POLITICS A 2 a person who
supports political, social and religious change AW (
A: Reform is popular with middle-class
liberals,
3
Liberal
(politics
DO
a member of the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in
another country ( |H W ) g A
(mmwmmtf)) §
.liberal 'arts noun
[pi.] (especially
NAmE) subjects of study that
develop students’ general knowledge and ability to think, rather than their
technical skills Xf4 .Liberal 'Democrat noun (abbr. Lib
Dem) a
member or supporter of the Liberal Democrats g A ( ^
the .Liberal 'Democrats noun [pi.] (abbr. Lib
Dems) one
of the main British political parties, in favour of some political and social
change, but not extreme ( ^ f§ ) g —
compare Conservative Party,
Labour Party
lib-er-al-ism /'libaralizam/ noun
[u] liberal
opinions and beliefs, especially in politics g A XX lib er al ity /.liba'raelati/ noun
[U]
(formal) 1 respect
for political, religious or moral views, even if you do not agree with them ( ) 4lt,
j&W , 2 the quality of being generous #1$;
AX
lib er al ize (BrE also -ise) /'libralaiz/ verb
[VN]
to make sth such as a law or a political or religious system less strict f | i
ft; j£l M W ^ 4'J ►
lib-er-al-ization, -isa-tion /.libralai'zeijn; NAmE
-la'z-/ noun [U].