adjective, noun
adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
1 belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live:
a local farmer / hairdresser * A local man was accused of the murder. * Our children go to the local school. * a local newspaper (= one that gives local news) * local radio (= a radio station that broadcasts to one area only) * decisions made at local rather than national level * It was difficult to understand the local dialect.
2 affecting only one part of the body:
Her tooth was extracted under local anaesthetic.
locally adverb:
to advertise / shop / work locally * Do you live locally (= in this area)? * locally grown fruit
词性: noun
1 [usuallypl.] a person who lives in a particular place or district:
The locals are very friendly. * She's beginning to sound like one of the locals.
2 (BrE, informal) a pub near where you live:
I called in at my local on the way home.
3 (AmE) a branch of a trade union
4 (AmE) a bus or train that stops at all places on the route
