local

英 [ˈləʊkl]

美 [ˈloʊkl]

adj. 地方的; 当地的; 本地的; (身体)局部的
n. 当地人; 本地人; 住处附近的酒吧; (工会的)地方分会

复数：locals　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.191 / COCA.423

牛津词典

adj.

地方的；当地的；本地的
belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live
1. a local farmer
  当地的农民
2. A local man was accused of the murder.
  有一本地人被指控为这起谋杀案的凶手。
3. Our children go to the local school.
  我们的小孩在本地学校就读。
4. a local newspaper (= one that gives local news)
  地方报纸
5. local radio (= a radio station that broadcasts to one area only)
  地方广播电台
6. decisions made at local rather than national level
  地方性而非全国性的决策
7. It was difficult to understand the local dialect.
  这种方言很难懂。
（身体）局部的
affecting only one part of the body
1. Her tooth was extracted under local anaesthetic .
  她的牙齿是局部麻醉拔出的。

noun

当地人；本地人
a person who lives in a particular place or district
1. The locals are very friendly.
  当地人很友好。
住处附近的酒吧
a pub near where you live
1. 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。
（工会的）地方分会
a branch of a trade/labor union
（沿线每站都停的）公共汽车，火车
a bus or train that stops at all places on the route

ADJ 本地的；本地的；地方性的
Localmeans existing in or belonging to the area where you live, or to the area that you are talking about.
1. 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。
2. Some local residents joined the students' protest...
  当地一些居民也加入了学生的抗议行列。
3. I was going to pop up to the local library.
  我正打算到邻近的图书馆跑一趟。
4. Thelocalsare local people.
  本地人；当地居民
5. That's what the locals call the place.
  当地人就是这么叫这个地方的。
ADJ （政府）地方的，当地的
Localgovernment is elected by people in one area of a country and controls aspects such as education, housing, and transport within that area.
1. Education comprises two-thirds of all local council spending.
  教育占地方市政会全部开支的三分之二。
2. ...the controversial system of local taxation known as the poll tax.
  被称为“人头税”的备受争议的地方税制
N-COUNT (常去的)邻近小酒馆，本地酒吧
Yourlocalis a pub which is near where you live and where you often go for a drink.
1. The Black Horse is my local.
  “黑马”是我常去的附近酒吧。
ADJ 局部的
Alocalanaesthetic or condition affects only a small area of your body.
1. An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area.
  通常先打局麻，以使该部位失去知觉。

noun

public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
1. the local seemed to take forever to get to New York
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
Synonym:local anestheticlocal anaesthetictopical anesthetictopical anaesthetic

adj

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
1. local taxes
2. local authorities
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
1. local anesthesia
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
1. local customs
2. local schools
3. the local citizens
4. a local point of view
5. local outbreaks of flu
6. a local bus line

Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas
地方当局一直负责管理本地区的学校。
Bristol regained its status as a city in the local government reorganisation.
布里斯托尔在地方政府重组过程中重新获得了自己作为一个城市的法律地位。
The question of local government finance has been the subject of debate for some years
地方政府的财政问题已经争论了好些年。
Ruling parties have lost ground in national and local elections.
执政党在全国和地区选举中均败北。
A bank's local market share tends to be divided equally between the local branch and branches located elsewhere
银行的地方市场份额通常会在当地分行和其他各地分行之间平均分配。
There were feasts and banquets, theatrical entertainments and sporting competitions between local groups.
有酒席宴会、戏剧演出和地方队之间的体育竞赛。
We visited the local markets and saw wonderful arrays of fruit and vegetables.
我们去了当地的市场，看见了一排排摆放整齐的水果和蔬菜。
Activists stepped up their demands for local autonomy last month.
上个月激进分子对地方自治的呼声更高了。
We advertised for staff in a local newspaper
我们在一家地方报纸上刊登了招聘广告。
Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe
对于当地公司来说，现在是时候去欧洲寻求商机了。