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| /ˈlɪbəti/ |
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| 1 | U the freedom to think or behave in the way you want and not be controlled by a government or by other people 自由 |
| their long struggle for liberty and independence 他们争取自由和独立的长期斗争 |
| | 1a | C a particular kind of freedom , especially one that you have a legal right to （尤指合法拥有的）自由（权） | | The use of surveillance cameras could infringe people’ s personal liberties. 使用监控摄像机可能会侵犯人们的人身自由。 | |
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| 2 | U freedom from being kept in prison 释放；自由 |
| He was finally given his liberty at the age of 68. 他最终在68岁时获得了自由。 |
| at liberty Two members of the gang are still at liberty. 该犯罪团伙的两名成员仍然逍遥法外。 |
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| 3 | C something that offends someone because you have not asked their permission 擅自的行为；失礼 |
| It would be a bit of a liberty if one of my friends used my house while I was away. 如果我不在时我的一位朋友用了我的房子，那就有点失礼了。 |
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| - | be at liberty to do sth formal
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| to be allowed to do something |
| 获准做某事 |
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| As the investigation is still under way, we are not at liberty to release any names. 由于调查仍在进行之中，我们无权公布任何人的名字。 |
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| - | I took the liberty of doing sth
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| used for telling someone that you have done something without their permission but you hope they approve of this |
| 我擅自（或冒昧）做了某事 |
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| I took the liberty of asking an old friend to join us for dinner. 我擅自作主邀请了一位老朋友和我们一起共进晚餐。 |
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| - | take liberties with
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| 1 | to do more than you have been given permission to do in a way that offends someone 对（某人）太随便（或放肆、失礼） |
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| 2 | old-fashioned to touch someone in a sexual way without their permission 对（某人）过分随便；调戏 |
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| 3 | formal to represent information in a way that is not exactly correct 歪曲（信息） | The government has taken liberties with the facts in order to support their case. 该政府歪曲事实为自己提供理由。 | |
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| Words frequently used with liberty | | liberty 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | curtail, defend, destroy, erode, guarantee, infringe, lose, preserve, protect, restrict, threaten, | 1 | | | |
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