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B1from,existingin,serving, orresponsiblefor asmallarea,especiallyof acountry: 当地的，本地的 a localaccent当地口音 localissues当地的问题 a localnewspaper/radiostation地方报纸／电台 Most of the localpopulationdependonfishingfortheirincome.当地人大多靠打鱼为生。 Ourchildrenall go to the localschool.我们的孩子都在当地的学校上学。 Many localshopswill beforcedtocloseif the newsupermarketisbuilt.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。 limitedto aparticularpartof thebody: 局部的，部分的a localanaesthetic局部麻醉 localswelling局部肿胀 - Sheworkson thecheckoutat the localsupermarket.
- I've justjoinedthe localtennisclub.
- Weadvertisedourcarin the localnewspaper.
- He's well-known in the localcommunity.
- Althoughlong-distancephonecallsare going up, thechargefor localcallswill notalter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTowns & regions: environments & localities - arrondissement
- backyard
- belt
- demesne
- exclave
- hardscape
- locale
- locality
- locally
- neck
- neighbourhood
- non-local
- non-metro
- non-metropolitan
- quarter
- shtetl
- surroundings
- this, our, etc.neck of the woodsidiom
- turf
- vicinity
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: localnoun[C](PERSON)C2apersonwholivesin theparticularsmallareathat you aretalkingabout: 当地人，本地人 Thecaféispopularwith both locals andvisitors.这家咖啡馆很受当地人和游客的青睐。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPeople who live or settle somewhere - asylum seeker
- boarder
- brain drain
- city slicker
- co-resident
- frontiersman
- Georgian
- guest worker
- habitant
- illegal alien
- lodger
- occupier
- Orcadian
- outflow
- overspill
- repeople
- troglodyte
- villager
- welcome wagon
- year-rounder
See more results » localnoun[C](PUB)UKapubnear to where apersonlives,especiallyif they often go there todrink: （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。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSelling & serving alcoholic drinks - bar
- barkeeper
- barmaid
- barman
- bartender
- cutsomethingoff
- free house
- gastropub
- hostelry
- innkeeper
- landlady
- licensee
- nineteenth
- pub
- public bar
- public house
- publican
- roadhouse
- watering hole
- wine bar
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Public entertainment venues localnoun[C](VEHICLE)USatrainorbusthat makes all or most of thestopsalongitsroute,allowingpassengersto get on or off: （指火车或汽车的）慢车 the 12.24 local to Poughkeepsie12点24分到波基普西的慢车 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesRailways: trains & parts of trains - baggage car
- bogie
- boiler
- boxcar
- bullet train
- caboose
- carriage
- coach
- diesel
- emergency cord
- footplate
- freight car
- guard's van
- luggage van
- maglev train
- puffer train
- rolling stock
- shunter
- sleeping car
- smoker
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: localnoun[C](ORGANIZATION)USadivisionwithin aunionrepresentingpeoplefrom aparticulararea （尤指全国性工会组织的）当地分支机构 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesIndustrial relations - anti-union
- arbitrate
- arbitrator
- bargaining power
- closed shop
- collective bargaining
- hygiene factor
- industrial relations
- inter-union
- labor union
- labour relations
- organized labour
- shop steward
- student union
- trade union
- trade unionism
- unionism
- unionist
- unionization
- unionize
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Organizations, Societies & clubs local| American Dictionarylocaladjective[not gradable](AREA)from,existingin, orservingaparticularplaceorsmallarea: the localpopulation the localnewspaper localphonecalls localgovernment medicalLocal alsomeanslimitedto aparticularpartof thebody: localize
[I]Theinfectionseemsto havelocalizedin thefoot. localnoun[C](VEHICLE)atrainorbusthatstopsat all or most of theplacesonitsroutewherepassengerscan get on or off localnoun[C](AREA)apersonwholivesin theparticularsmallareayou aretalkingabout: If you’relostand needdirections, justaskone of the locals. from orconnectedwith aparticulararea: Theimportationofgoodsfrom theUnitedStateshasreducedgrowthin the localmarket. USfirmspaybonusesindollars, incontrasttoEuropeanrivalswhichtendtopayin localcurrency. a local business/company/firmHe has a four-monthcontractfixingcomputersat a localcompany. This is ahugelyseriousproblemat the locallevel, and we need to do something about it. apartof anorganization,especiallyaunion(=workers'organization),representingpeoplefrom aparticulararea: The local in Oakland and Macomb hasnearly4,000members. Examplesoflocallocal There is a very real need for this, since locals have a taste for both turtle meat and eggs.From theCambridge English Corpus Diverging opinions on who started the war - locals or strangers, leaders or commoners - are an intriguing aspect of later accounts of the uprising.From theCambridge English Corpus Recent studies have started to examine the tensions between partition-refugees and locals.From theCambridge English Corpus The pharmaceutical and agrochemical corporations, for their part, look for ways to avoid paths that imply negotiating with the locals.From theCambridge English Corpus Firms in the villages were no longer necessarily owned by locals, as was usually the case before.From theCambridge English Corpus There are many very specific, detailed entries and predictably these will appeal to locals.From theCambridge English Corpus In bad weather, convicts had to spend the night in nomad tents erected by the locals, in caravansaries, or in empty huts.From theCambridge English Corpus During the week, however, it still attracts a neighbourhood crowd, giving him access to a sampling of locals.From theCambridge English Corpus Other locals were called on to act as a witness or as a legal representative of one of the spouses.From theCambridge English Corpus Only rarely have these wages enabled locals to make substantial capital investments in land or productive machines.From theCambridge English Corpus At this point there was a great push to hire locals for positions that could not be filled immediately by international staff.From theCambridge English Corpus The locals, 'almost all of whom belonged to the most humble social rank', were not people with whom communication was possible.From theCambridge English Corpus What are the motivations of those involved in a dispute which pits the" locals" against the others?From theCambridge English Corpus In many borderland villages, social boundaries between locals and exchangees persisted, together with negative views about the other group.From theCambridge English Corpus The coins in question here were those currently in circulation in the region and used in sales transactions by locals.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |