lo·cal

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈləʊkl/

[usually before noun]

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本地人；当地居民；本地企业
- members of the local community当地社区成员
- 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’.

lo·cal

noun

/ˈləʊkl/

[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.她听起来开始像当地人了。
- The victim was a local who jogged regularly in the park.受害者是一名经常在公园慢跑的当地人。
Extra Examples
- 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谊赛。
- 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。
(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’.

单词	local
释义	lo·cal adjective OPAL W /ˈləʊkl/ /ˈləʊkl/ [usually before noun] 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本地人；当地居民；本地企业 members of the local community当地社区成员 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’. lo·cal noun /ˈləʊkl/ /ˈləʊkl/ [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.她听起来开始像当地人了。 The victim was a local who jogged regularly in the park.受害者是一名经常在公园慢跑的当地人。 Extra Examples 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谊赛。 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。 (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’.
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