| 单词 | local |
| 释义 | local —localness, n. /loh"keuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial. 2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places: a local custom. 3. pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country: local transportation. 4. stopping at most or all stations: a local train. 5. pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism: a local disease. 6. Med. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body, without concomitant loss of consciousness, as distinguished from general anesthesia. n. 7. a local train, bus, etc. 8. a newspaper item of local interest. 9. a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc. 10. a local anesthetic. 11. Often, locals. a. a local person or resident: primarily of interest to locals. b. a local athletic team: the locals versus the state champions. 12. stamp (def. 22). 13. Brit. Informal. a neighborhood pub. v.i. 14. Informal. to travel by or take a local train or the like. [1400-50; late ME < LL localis. See LOCUS, -AL1] |
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