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local

adjective
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🔊/ˈləʊkl/
🔊/ˈləʊkl/
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  1.  
     belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live地方的；当地的；本地的
    • local people/residents/businesses当地人/居民/企业
    • members of the local community本地社区的成员
    • the local police当地警察
    • local elections地方选举
    • A local man was accused of the murder.有一本地男子被指控为这起谋杀案的凶手。🔊🔊
    • Our children go to the local school.我们的小孩在本地学校就读。🔊🔊
    • a local newspaper (= one that gives local news)地方报纸
    • decisions made at the local level地方一级的决定
    • It was difficult to understand the local dialect.当地的方言很难懂。🔊🔊
  2. affecting only one part of the body（身体）局部的
    • Her tooth was extracted under local anaesthetic.她的牙齿是局部麻醉下拔出的。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.

local

noun
 
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  1.  
     [usually plural] a person who lives in a particular place or district当地人；本地人
    • The locals are very friendly.当地人很友好。🔊🔊
    • She’s beginning to sound like one of the locals.她开始听起来像当地人之一。
    • The victim was a local who jogged regularly in the park.受害人是当地人，经常在公园里慢跑。
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    • Tensions have been growing between students and locals in the area.那个地区的学生和当地居民之间关系日益紧张。
    • The troops arranged a friendly football match with locals.部队与当地人安排了一场友好的足球比赛。
    • We chatted with the locals at the island's only post office.我们在岛上唯一的邮局与当地人聊天。
  2. (British English, informal) a pub near where you live住处附近的酒吧
    • I called in at my local on the way home.我回家途中去了我住处附近的酒吧。🔊🔊
    • It's a friendly local with good beer.这是一个友好的当地人，提供优质的啤酒。
  3. (North American English) a branch of a labor union （工会的）地方分会
  4. (North American English) a bus or train that stops at all places on the route（沿线每站都停的）公共汽车，火车Topics Transport by bus and trainb2
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.