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- belonging or relating to a particular area or neighbourhood, typically exclusively so（仅限于）当地的, 地方的：
researching local history
研究地方史
the local post office.
当地邮局。
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- denoting a telephone call made to a nearby place and charged at a relatively low rate（电话）本地通话的。
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- denoting a train or bus serving a particular district, with frequent stops（火车）慢车; 市内公交车：
the village has an excellent local bus service.
村子里的公交汽车服务很棒。
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- (in technical use) relating to a particular region or part, or to each of any number of these〈技〉局部的：
a local infection
局部感染
migration can regulate the local density of animals.
迁徙可以调节动物的局部密度。
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- Computing denoting a variable or other entity that is only available for use in one part of a program【计算机】局域的。
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- Computing denoting a device that can be accessed without the use of a network【计算机】本地的。比较REMOTE.
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- a local person or thing, in particular本地人（或物）。尤指：
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- an inhabitant of a particular area or neighbourhood本地居民：
the street was full of locals and tourists.
街上都是本地人和游客。
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- Brit. informal a pub convenient to a person's home〈英, 非正式〉附近的小酒馆：
a pint in the local.
去附近的小酒馆喝上一品脱啤酒。
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- a local train or bus service慢车, 市内公交车：
catch the local into New Delhi.
乘上去新德里的公交车。
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- N. Amer.a local branch of an organization, especially a trade union〈北美〉工会地方分会; （机构的）地方分支。
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- short for LOCAL ANAESTHETIC.
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- Stock Exchange slang a floor trader who trades on their own account, rather than on behalf of other investors【股票】〈俚〉炒股散户, 独立炒股人。
派生词
locally
adverblocalness
noun词源
late Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus 'place'.