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take a local
指每站都停的火车或公交车。
I took a local to the airport.
我乘慢车去了机场。
本地人；当地居民
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本地人；当地居民
a person who lives in a particular place
I took a local to the airport.
我乘慢车去了机场。
本地居民
A person who lives in or near a given place.
站站停的公共交通工具
public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
全国性组织的地方分支
A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
局部麻醉剂
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
The locals were very friendly and gave us directions.
当地人非常友好，给我们指了路。
AI contextual example
I asked a local for the best place to eat.
我问了一个当地人哪里吃饭最好。
AI contextual example
The festival is organized by locals who want to celebrate their culture.
这个节日是由希望庆祝自己文化的当地人组织的。
AI contextual example
the local seemed to take forever to get to New York
那趟慢车好像永远都到不了纽约
WordNet
指每站都停的火车或公交车。
I took a local to the airport.
我乘慢车去了机场。
Catch a local if you have time.
如果你有时间，就乘慢车。
指局部麻醉剂。
The surgeon used a local for the procedure.
外科医生在手术中使用了局部麻醉。
Not this
I took local to work.
Use this
I took a local to work.
“local”作为可数名词表示“区间列车”时，前面必须加冠词“a”。中文没有冠词，学习者常遗漏冠词。
Not this
Many local stop here every hour.
Use this
Many locals stop here every hour.
“local”作为可数名词时，复数形式要加“-s”。中文没有复数变化，学习者容易遗漏复数标记。
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赶上慢车
If we hurry, we can still catch the local.
如果我们快点，还能赶上那趟慢车。
乘坐慢车
I prefer to take the local because it's cheaper.
我更喜欢坐慢车，因为更便宜。
区间火车
The local train stops at every station.
区间火车每站都停。
区间公交车
The local bus runs every twenty minutes.
区间公交车每二十分钟一班。
错过慢车
If we don't leave now, we'll miss the local.
如果现在不走，我们就会错过慢车。
坐慢车
We rode the local from the suburbs to the city center.
我们乘慢车从郊区到市中心。
地方色彩
The market is full of local color.
这个市场充满了地方色彩。
当地英雄
She became a local hero after saving the child.
她在救了那个孩子之后成了当地的英雄。
当地酒吧（英式口语）
Let's go to the local for a drink.
我们去当地酒吧喝一杯吧。
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local 发音像‘老客’，想象一位‘老客’乘坐每站都停的慢车。
Neutral register, used in public transportation contexts (e.g., train or bus that stops at all stations). 注意：此处'local'作为名词多用于指代慢车或区间车，常见于通勤场景。
vocal 和 focal 与 local 押韵（结尾 /oʊkəl/）。social, special, chemical, physical 拼写相似但发音不同（结尾分别为 /ʃəl/, /ʃəl/, /ɪkəl/, /ɪkəl/）。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WORDNET.