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local adj.地方性的；当地的；局部的n.当地人 (1) 这是地方性的问题，而非全国性的问题。(2) 我建议他在当地的报纸上登条广告。(3) 他用当地的美味佳肴来招待客人。(4) 局部的战争逐步升级成大规模的冲突。(5) 是局部疼痛吗?(6) 我问了一位本地人，该走哪条路。 Locate, location, locale — they all look and sound like local thanks to the Latin root locus, which means "place." Something that's local is limited to a specific place, like a particular neighborhood or city. Local also can describe places that aren't, well, places — they're more like areas. For example, a dentist might administer a local anesthetic to numb your mouth when filling a cavity. That means the anesthetic acts only on a specific area of the body.

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英 ['ləʊkl] 美 ['loʊkl] (1) This is a local problem, not a nation-wide one.(2) I suggest that he put an advertisement in the local paper.(3) He provided local delicacies for his guests' meal.(4) The local war escalated into a major conflict.(5) Is the pain local?(6) I asked one of the locals which way to go. The adjective local describes something related a specific place. The potholes on a certain street in Pringle, Pennsylvania, might merit a story in the local newspaper. 1[ADJ 形容词]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.   [ADJ n]  [usu pl]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。Some local residents joined the students' protest...当地一些居民也加入了学生的抗议行列。I was going to pop up to the local library.我正打算到邻近的图书馆跑一趟。The locals are local people.本地人；当地居民That's what the locals call the place.当地人就是这么叫这个地方的。locallyWe've got cards which are drawn and printed and designed by someone locally.我们买了一些当地人绘画、印制和设计的明信片。2[ADJ 形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]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。...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locallyThe curriculum was to be decided locally.课程安排将由地方决定。3[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.   [usu sing]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]The Black Horse is my local.“黑马”是我常去的附近酒吧。4[ADJ 形容词]局部的 A local anaesthetic or condition affects only a small area of your body.   [MEDICAL 医]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。

英语单词	local
英美音标	英 ['ləʊkl] 美 ['loʊkl]
中文释义	adj.地方性的；当地的；局部的 n.当地人
英语例句	(1) This is a local problem, not a nation-wide one. (2) I suggest that he put an advertisement in the local paper. (3) He provided local delicacies for his guests' meal. (4) The local war escalated into a major conflict. (5) Is the pain local? (6) I asked one of the locals which way to go.
中文例句	(1) 这是地方性的问题，而非全国性的问题。 (2) 我建议他在当地的报纸上登条广告。 (3) 他用当地的美味佳肴来招待客人。 (4) 局部的战争逐步升级成大规模的冲突。 (5) 是局部疼痛吗? (6) 我问了一位本地人，该走哪条路。
vocabulary简明	The adjective local describes something related a specific place. The potholes on a certain street in Pringle, Pennsylvania, might merit a story in the local newspaper.
vocabulary扩展	Locate, location, locale — they all look and sound like local thanks to the Latin root locus, which means "place." Something that's local is limited to a specific place, like a particular neighborhood or city. Local also can describe places that aren't, well, places — they're more like areas. For example, a dentist might administer a local anesthetic to numb your mouth when filling a cavity. That means the anesthetic acts only on a specific area of the body.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]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. [ADJ n] [usu pl] 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。 Some local residents joined the students' protest... 当地一些居民也加入了学生的抗议行列。 I was going to pop up to the local library. 我正打算到邻近的图书馆跑一趟。 The locals are local people.本地人；当地居民 That's what the locals call the place. 当地人就是这么叫这个地方的。 locally We've got cards which are drawn and printed and designed by someone locally. 我们买了一些当地人绘画、印制和设计的明信片。 2 [ADJ 形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] 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。 ...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 locally The curriculum was to be decided locally. 课程安排将由地方决定。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](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. [usu sing] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] The Black Horse is my local. “黑马”是我常去的附近酒吧。 4 [ADJ 形容词]局部的 A local anaesthetic or condition affects only a small area of your body. [MEDICAL 医] 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。

Local Area I Specific Means Adj 形容词 [Usu