0 from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of a country -- 当地的,本地的
a local accent 当地口音
local issues 当地的问题
Most of the local population depend on fishing for their income. 当地人大多靠打鱼为生。
Many local shops will be forced to close if the new supermarket is built. 如果兴建这个新的超市,那么许多当地的商店都将被迫关闭。
a local anaesthetic 局部麻醉
local swelling 局部肿胀
1 a person who lives in the particular small area that you are talking about -- 当地人,本地人
2 a pub near to where a person lives, especially if they often go there to drink -- (尤指经常去的)家附近的酒馆
The George is my local. 乔治酒馆是我常去的邻近小酒馆。
3 a train or bus that makes all or most of the stops along its route, allowing passengers to get on or off -- (指火车或汽车的)慢车
the 12.24 local to Poughkeepsie 12点24分到波基普西的慢车
4 a division within a union representing people from a particular area -- (尤指全国性工会组织的)当地分支机构
She works on the checkout at the local supermarket.
We advertised our car in the local newspaper.
He's well-known in the local community.
Although long-distance phone calls are going up, the charge for local calls will not alter.
There is a very real need for this, since locals have a taste for both turtle meat and eggs.
Diverging opinions on who started the war - locals or strangers, leaders or commoners - are an intriguing aspect of later accounts of the uprising.
Recent studies have started to examine the tensions between partition-refugees and locals.