lib er ate /'libareit/ verb
[VN]
1 ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth) to free a country or a person from the control of sb
else H Wl
: The city was liberated by the advancing
army. ft|A 2 ~ sb (from sth) to free sb
from sth that restricts
their enjoyment of life g & ;
( ^tlMJ ) : Writing poetry liberated her from the routine of
everyday life. ftif ftM/A 0 A£?S64 Ac ► liberation /.liba'reijn/ noun
[U,
sing.]: a war of liberation H o liberation
from
poverty 0 women's
liberation #3 ft? ii stl
lib er ator noun
lib •er-ated /'libareitid/ adj.
free
from the restrictions of traditional ideas about social and sexual behaviour
( mm, nm
liberation the ology noun
[U]
a Christian movement, developed mainly by Latin American Catholics, which deals
with social justice and the problems of people who are poor, as well as with
spiritual matters m ft ¥ ()
libertarian /.liba'tearian; NAmE
-bar'ter-/
noun a
person who strongly believes that people should have the freedom to do and
think as they like i 66 lib ertine /'libatiin; NAmE
-bart-/
noun (formal,
disapproving) a person, usually a
man, who leads an immoral life and is interested in pleasure, especially sexual
pleasure &M64JIA; M7PI64A; lib erty /'libati; NAmE
-barti/
noun (pi. -ies)
1 [u] freedom to live as you choose without too
many restrictions from government or authority £66 ( g
) : the fight for justice and liberty £ 66 64 ft#- 2 [U] the state of not being
a prisoner or a slave £ & ( ) :
He had to endure six months’ loss of liberty, if ft 3! A A £ 66 3
[C]
the legal right and freedom to
do sth £ 66 ( 64 ft g
66 ) : The right
to vote should be a
liberty enjoyed by all. S M JS ^ A
A A ^ W 64 ft & & f <J 0 o People fear that security
cameras could infringe personal liberties. A |3 jg.
ft £#fc#l£i£8BA#£66o — see also civil
liberty 4 [sing ] an act or a statement that may offend or annoy
sb, especially because it is done without permission or does not show respect WZlLfr A ( ^ Wip ) ; Sfe#; A A: He took the liberty of reading my files
while I was away. 04H g #Hc64X
ft„ 0 They’ve got a
liberty, not even sending me
a reply. /ftfe'fll
JCAAL, jtift^ IT3W1 at liberty (formal) (of a prisoner or an
animal 03E^<;g4#j) no longer in prison or in a cage A ft ^ ; £ Eh PiTl free at liberty to do sth
(formal) having the right or freedom to do sth
W
ft • • • g 66 Pm free :
You are at liberty to say what you like. #/I-ft ^ W ° take 'liberties with
sb/sth 1
to make important and unreasonable changes to sth, especially a book ( Ait A A ) EE : The
movie takes considerable
liberties with the novel that it is based on. 12 ft*f/M&Jg ft #
7 *1 % A64&S&o 2 (old- fashioned)
to
be too friendly with sb, especially in a sexual way «
libidinous /li'bidinas
/ c/d/'. (format) having
or
expressing strong sexual
feelings 14$;:S[64; £E #64; M
m
li bido /li'biidau; 'libidau; NAmE
-dou/
noun (pi. -os)
[U,
C, usually sing.] (technical Aft) sexual desire
i4$[; loss of libido 14$;£KlAA
Libra /'liibra/ noun
1 [U]
the 7th sign of the zodiac, the Scales MM % AS; AftS; Af¥ ( M ) M 2 [c] a person born under the influence of
this sign, that is between 23 September and 22 October, approximately
SAffMA
( 9 M 23 0 M 10 ft 22 0 )
► Libran
noun, adj.
li brar ian /lai'brearian/ noun
a
person who is in charge of or works in a library ® 45 tt tt-fc; 1M ► li
brarian-ship noun
[U]:
a degree in librarianship ® 4$
li brary 0-w /'laibrari; 'laibri; NAmE
-breri/
noun (pi. -ies)
1
a building in which collections of books, CDs, newspapers, etc. are kept for
people to read, study or borrow |fj 45 tt ; HE 45 : a public/reference/| 1163 licensing
laws
university, etc. library ft ft® 45# ft 45 Ift
A 454t^ 0 a library book ® 45t£i$45 o a toy library (= for
borrowing toys from) tt 2 a room in
a
large house where most of
the books are kept fH4$iE;
3
(formal) a personal collection of books, CDs, etc. (
45. ft%64 ) AAiBcic: a
new edition to
add to your library ft itftit64§rJ{£A 4 a
series of books, recordings, etc. produced by the same company and similar in
appearance ^ftJ/^45 ( ) ;
Aft: a
library of children’s
classics JLSA^£lr^?!JM45 the .Library of Congress noun [sing] the
64) ®JAft#,
li bretto /li'bretau; NAmE
-too/
noun (pi. -os or li-bretti /-ti:/)
(music ft) the words that are sung or spoken in an OPERA or a
musical play ( flfcJ0Jl!cft5fcJ8!l64 ) JSSA,
Lib rium™ /'libriam/ noun
[U] a
drug used to reduce anxiety )
lieepl. of louse
li
cence 0"»
(er£)
(NAmE li-cense) /'laisns/ noun 1 [C] ~ (for sth) | ~ (to
do sth) an
official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use
sth ft ftiff; : a driving licence
licence for the software ^ ft ft 7 vE o Is
there a licence fee? 3? A ftTT iff ? 0 James
lost his licence for six months (= had his licence taken away by the police
as a punishment). M M M W M W %
A 40 7 A 7 M . o
You
need a licence to fish in
this river. ft ft iiEo o a
licence holder (= a person who has been given a licence) ft ft -fiE A 2
[U,
sing.] ~ (to do sth) (formal) freedom to do or say
whatever you want, often sth bad or unacceptable ft; : Lack of punish
ment seems to give
youngsters licence to break the law. &
3
[U] (formal)
freedom to behave in a way that is considered sexually
immoral fit ; gl M SL fT*T7jl artistic/poetic
licence the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in
order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful £ & AftWtXA'J; a
licence to print ’money (disapproving) used to describe a business which makes a lot of money
with little effort “A774'j; under'licence (of a
product ft pq) made with the
permission of a company or an organization i^ftExlAAft license 0-w /-laisns/ verb, noun
m verb (BrE also less frequent li-cence)
to
give sb official permission to do, own, or use sth jtfc/H; ft ft: [VN] The
new drug has not yet been licensed in the
a license for the
software
^ ft ft ft iff O a license holder (— a person who has been given
a license) ftftiff#4f A licensed /'laisnst/ adj.
1
(BrE) having official
permission to sell alcoholic drinks f f fiftftW; M
64:
a. licensed restaurant ftifMftft^ftlftt 2 that
you have official permission to own $ M ft 64 :
Is that gun licensed? A +& W
& M >% ? 3
having official
permission to do sth #fiJiE Aft
ft 64: She is licensed to fly solo.
.licensed victualler noun = victualler li-cen-see /.laisan'si:/ noun
1 (BrE) a person who has a licence to sell alcoholic drinks f|
ig 4k M1# W # 2 a person or company that has a licence to make sth or to
use sth mnm () -64A( S 'license number noun (NAmE) = registration
NUMBER
'license plate noun (NAmE) = numberplate 'licensing
laws noun [pi.]
British laws that state where and when alcoholic drinks can be sold ( ^§64 )