local

adj.

1. 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。
2. （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

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. （工会的）地方分会
   a branch of a trade/labor union
4. （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

1. ADJ 本地的；本地的；地方性的
   Local means 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. The locals are 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。
2. ADJ （政府）地方的，当地的
   Local government 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
3. N-COUNT (常去的)邻近小酒馆，本地酒吧
   Your local is 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。
4. ADJ 局部的
   A local anaesthetic 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。

1. If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester.
   如果他们真把本地的大学关闭了，我就得去伍斯特上大学了。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. The management of local affairs should dovetail regional interests with those of the country as a whole.
   地方事务的管理应该使地方利益和国家的整体利益相吻合。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. They linked up with a series of local anti-nuclear and anti-apartheid groups
   他们加入了一系列当地的反核和反种族隔离团体。
10. 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。
11. Some local residents joined the students 'protest
    当地一些居民也加入了学生的抗议行列。
12. I was going to pop up to the local library.
    我正打算到邻近的图书馆跑一趟。
13. 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。
14. The Black Horse is my local.
    “黑马”是我常去的附近酒吧。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. The local government and the army negotiated a truce
    地方政府和部队经过谈判达成休战协定。
18. Many provincial governments have taken advantage of this to place local interests above those of the central government
    很多省级政府已利用了这一点，把地方利益置于中央政府利益之上。
19. I gave the letter to our local press and they quoted from it.
    我把信交给了我们当地的媒体，他们引用了其中的一部分内容。
20. Local public housing authorities disagree with this reading of the law.
    当地的公共住房管理当局不同意对该法律的这种解读。
21. Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.
    无党派候选人在地方议会选举中赢得了多数席位。
22. 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。
23. I had had my car serviced at the local garage
    我已经把我的车送到当地汽修厂检修了。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. Arriving at the railway station, I put local knowledge to the test and ask a taxi driver.
    到了火车站，为了检验自己对当地的了解程度，我请教了一个出租车司机。
27. Local production virtually eliminates transport costs.
    本地生产实际上消除了运输成本。
28. Have you tried the local music shops?
    你到当地的音像店找过了吗？
29. Some local authorities and voluntary organizations also run workshops for disabled people
    一些当地机构和志愿组织也为残疾人开设了一些工场。
30. Both central and local initiative should be brought into play.
    发挥中央和地方两个积极性。

noun

1. 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

2. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

   Synonym:    local anestheticlocal anaesthetictopical anesthetictopical anaesthetic

adj

1. 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

2. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
   1. local anesthesia

3. 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