1 ADJ [ADJ n] 本地的;本地的;地方性的 Local means existing in or belonging to the area where you live, or to the area that you are talking about. 本地的;本地的;地方性的
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We'd better check on the match in the local paper.
我们最好在本地报纸上查一下这场比赛。
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Some local residents joined the students' protest.
当地一些居民也加入了学生的抗议行列。
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I was going to pop up to the local library.
我正打算到邻近的图书馆跑一趟。
SYN community, district, regional, provincial
The
locals are local people.
本地人;当地居民 2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] (政府)地方的,当地的 Local government is elected by people in one area of a country and controls aspects such as education, housing, and transport within that area. (政府)地方的,当地的
3 N-COUNT [usually singular, usually poss NOUN] (常去的)邻近小酒馆,本地酒吧 Your local is a pub which is near where you live and where you often go for a drink. (常去的)邻近小酒馆,本地酒吧 [British, informal]
SYN pub, bar, inn, tavern
4 ADJ 局部的 A local anaesthetic or condition affects only a small area of your body. 局部的 [medicine]
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | local Also look up: |
ADJ. | neighbouring, regional 1 |
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N. | local area, local artist, local business, local (telephone) call, local community, local customs, local group, local hospital, local library, local news, local newspaper, local office, local people, local residents, local restaurant, local store 1 local government, local officials, local police, local politicians, local politics 2 |
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