名詞 local:

1. public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
2. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
   同義詞：local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic

形容詞 local:

1. relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
2. of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
3. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body

1. I suggest that he put an advertisement in the local paper.
   我建議他在當(dāng)?shù)氐膱?bào)紙上登條廣告。
2. He provided local delicacies for his guests' meal.
   他用當(dāng)?shù)氐拿牢都央葋?lái)招待客人。
3. Football fever gripped the town when the local team reached the cup final.
   在當(dāng)?shù)氐淖闱蜿?duì)打進(jìn)了優(yōu)勝杯的決賽圈后，全市掀起一陣足球熱。
4. He works in the local court.
   他在地方法院工作。
5. The express train is an hour faster than the local.
   快車比慢車快一小時(shí)。
6. I asked one of the locals which way to go.
   我問(wèn)了一位本地人，該走哪條路。

lo.cal

adj.（形容詞）

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place:
當(dāng)?shù)氐模阂惶囟ǖ胤降?，與其有關(guān)的或有其特色的：
例句：
a local custom; the local slang.
當(dāng)?shù)仫L(fēng)俗；當(dāng)?shù)刭嫡Z(yǔ)

Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area:
地方的：一個(gè)城市、村鎮(zhèn)或地區(qū)而非一個(gè)大區(qū)域的，與其有關(guān)的：
例句：
state and local government.
州政府及地方政府

Not broad or general; not widespread:
局部的：不廣泛，不是一般化的；不是大范圍傳播的：
例句：
local outbreaks of flu.
流感的局部爆發(fā)

Medicine Of or affecting a specific part of the body:
【醫(yī)學(xué)】 局部的：有關(guān)或影響身體某一部位的：
例句：
a local infection.
局部感染

Making all possible or scheduled stops on a route; not express:
非快車的：在沿線所有可能或計(jì)劃中的車站停靠的；非特快的：
例句：
a local train.
慢車

n.（名詞）
A public conveyance that makes several intermediate stops before the final destination is reached:
區(qū)間車：到達(dá)終點(diǎn)之前在中途數(shù)站停靠的公共運(yùn)輸工具：
例句：
changed trains to a local.
換乘地區(qū)性火車

A local chapter or branch of an organization, especially of a labor union.
地方分支：一個(gè)組織的地方分會(huì)或分支，尤指工會(huì)的
Informal A person from a particular locality.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 來(lái)自某一特定地方的人

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Late Latin loc3lis
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) loc3lis
from Latin locus [place]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) locus [地方]

【引伸】
lo.cally
adv.（副詞）
lo.calness
n.（名詞）