adj(1)地方的，当(本)地的(of a place;having to do with a certain place or district)[尤attrib]：～news/weather(forecast)/newspapers 本地新闻/天气预报/报纸;a～post office/shop/bank 当地的邮局/商店/银行;a～celebrity 当地名流;～time 当地时间;～authority 地方当局;a～government地方政府;～self-government地方自治;～colour 地方色彩;～trains 慢车，区间列车;～knowledge 乡土知识;a～girl 本地姑娘;～people 本地人;

(2)局部的(of or affecting a limited or particular area，esp of the body)：a～pain/injection/anaesthetic/infection 局部疼痛/注射/麻醉/感染;Is the pain～?是局部疼痛吗? a～war 局部战争;

n (1)本地人(person of a particular district)[C]：ask a～where the post office is 向一本地人打听邮局在什么地方;

(2)地方新闻(newspaper item of local interest only)[C]：As a young reporter，he covered the～s. 作为一名年轻记者，他采访地方新闻。

(3)慢车(local train，etc)[C](尤AmE)：The express train is an hour faster than the～. 快车比慢车快一个小时。

(4)(工会等的)地方分会(branch of a trade union，etc)[C]：a New York City Teamsters Union～纽约市卡车司机工会分会;

→′localism n 地方主义(观念);lo′cality n 地方(点)，位置;locali′zation，-′sation n 地方化;′localize，-lise v 使地方化;使带有地方色彩;′locally adv 地方性地，局部地，在附近