topical
US
UK topical adj: (subject: currently relevant)
SC 时事话题的 shí shì huà tí de
SC 热点问题的 shí shì huà tí de ，rè diǎn wèn tí de
SC 反映时事的 shí shì huà tí de ，fǎn yìng shí shì de
An essay about fossil fuel supplies would be topical right now.
topical adj: (medicine: for external use) (药物)
SC 外用的 wài yòng de
This ointment is only for topical use.
topical adj: (relating to topics)
SC 话题的 huà tí de
TC 話題的
TC 話題的
SC 论题的 huà tí de ，lùn tí de
SC 主题的 huà tí de ，zhǔ tí de
TC 主題的
TC 主題的
See the topical index to find a subject that interests you.
topical anesthetic (US), topical anaesthetic (UK) n: (numbing an area of the body)
SC 局部麻醉 jú bù má zuì
SC 局麻
A topical anesthetic is applied to the earlobe before piercing.