[] belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live 地方的;当地的;本地的◆Foreign oil companies began to compete in the local market. 外国石油公司开始加入本地市场竞争。◆Decisions are made at local rather than national level. 所作出的决策是地方性而非全国性的。◆Some cable companies offer free local calls (= phone calls to a place that is near). 一些有线电视公司提供免费的本地电话。◆We reach Delhi at 8.30 a.m. local time. 我们於本地时间上午 8.30 到达新德里。➡domestic ▸locally /ˈləʊkəli; NAmEˈloʊkəli/
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◆to advertise/work/shop locally 在本地刊登广告/工作/购物◆locally grown fruit 在当地种植水果