[] 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.我们于本地时间上午 8.30 到达新德里。➡domestic ▸locally /ˈləʊkəli; NAmEˈloʊkəli/