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.
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。
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.
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
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.
The Black Horse is my local. “黑马”是我常去的附近酒吧。
ADJ 局部的 A local anaesthetic or condition affects only a small area of your body.
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。
Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals. 女士穿着应当庄重,以免受到当地人的骚扰。
'If we're gettin' booted, we sure as hell ain't leavin 'it for the locals.' “如果我们的车轮被锁住,我们绝不会把车留给当地人。”
Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees 一些当地人为难民们提供食品和衣服。
It is doubtful whether Tweed, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the locals 尽管特威德能说一口流利的法语,他是否能被当作当地人还很难说。
He preached the Gospel to the heathen locals from this spot. 他曾在这里向不信教的当地人宣讲《福音书》。
The locals are hospitable and welcoming 当地人热情好客。
The speeding motorist was pinned to the ground by angry locals who took the law into their own hands until police arrived. 愤怒的当地人以暴代法——将超速司机强行按在地上,直至警察赶来。
They found the locals getting legless on tequila. 他们发现当地人喝龙舌兰喝得酩酊大醉。
But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961 可是,对以前的事记忆犹新的当地人却认为,这是对1961年那起非正义事件的正当复仇。
It is advisable to mug up on your Spanish, too, as few locals speak English. 你最好能突击提高一下你的西班牙语,因为当地没多少人讲英语。
To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with local produce 为了使这淡而无味的东西更有味道,当地人开始加些土特产调味。
The tourists snigger at the locals 'outdated ways and dress 游客们偷偷地取笑当地人落伍的做法和衣着。
One of them climbed aboard a soapbox and began informing the locals why gays should be allowed in the military. 他们中间的一个人登上了小讲台,开始跟当地人讲军队为什么应该允许招募同性恋者。
The caf é was popular with locals, and not with the more respectable locals at that. 那家咖啡馆很受当地人欢迎,不过不包括当地那些更有身份的人。
The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds. 当地居民过去被鼓励设捕捉器捕杀这种鸟。
So now you have a drink, but what about meeting the locals? 好,你现在喝上酒了,那又怎么和当地人接触呢?
Many locals are vegetarian, but Indian cuisine includes a variety of delicious meat and seafood. 许多当地人都是素食主义者,不过印度菜肴中囊括了许多美味的肉和海鲜。
In fact, how do you meet other single travelers or locals in the first place? 实际上,第一个问题是:你如何遇到其他单身旅行者或当地人?
Many locals and government officials instead say they are illegal migrants from Bangladesh. 很多当地居民和政府官员称他们是来自孟加拉国的非法移民。
When we moved to this town, the locals were so nice to us. 我们搬到这个镇上时,当地人对我们十分友好。
Locals often have bitter memories of rapacious Western colonialists and Arab slave traders. 当地人普遍对贪婪的西方殖民者和阿拉伯奴隶贩子有着苦涩的回忆。
Can you show me some sandals that are popular with the locals? 你能给我看一些本地流行的凉鞋吗?
The locals are renowned for their hospitality. 当地人的好客是出了名的。
The divide between locals and migrants from inland provinces adds to the tensions. 当地居民和来自内陆省份的农民工之间的隔阂加剧了紧张局面。
So I can be regarded as authentic locals. 所以我也可以算是地道的本地人。
Which one is popular with locals? 本地流行哪一个?
My friends who have done so were able to move freely& talk to locals openly. 我的朋友在那里能自由的活动,和当地人自由的交谈。
The city received a pair of young pandas, which are already drawing crowds of locals and tourists. 香港得到了一对大熊猫,它们吸引了大量港人和游客。
The new theatre attracts crowds of tourists and locals alike. 新落成的剧院吸引了大批的游客和当地人来参观。
I sensed that the locals had had enough. 我感到当地人已经受够了。