local

adjective

/ˈləʊkl/

[usually before noun]

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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当地警方
- 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在地方一级做出的决定
- It was difficult to understand the local dialect.当地的方言很难懂。
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。

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.

noun

/ˈləʊkl/

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[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.她开始听起来像本地人了。
- The victim was a local who jogged regularly in the park.受害者是当地居民，经常在公园慢跑。
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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和当地人聊天。
(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.这是一个友好的地方，有上好的啤酒。
(North American English) a branch of a labor union（工会的）地方分会
(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

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.