locals

英 [ˈləʊkəlz]

美

n.  当地人; 本地人; 住处附近的酒吧; (工会的)地方分会
local的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 本地的；本地的；地方性的
  Localmeans existing in or belonging to the area where you live, or to the area that you are talking about.
  1. We'd better check on the match in the local paper...
     我们最好在本地报纸上查一下这场比赛。
  2. Some local residents joined the students' protest...
     当地一些居民也加入了学生的抗议行列。
  3. I was going to pop up to the local library.
     我正打算到邻近的图书馆跑一趟。
  4. Thelocalsare local people.
     本地人；当地居民
  5. That's what the locals call the place.
     当地人就是这么叫这个地方的。
• ADJ （政府）地方的，当地的
  Localgovernment is elected by people in one area of a country and controls aspects such as education, housing, and transport within that area.
  1. Education comprises two-thirds of all local council spending.
     教育占地方市政会全部开支的三分之二。
  2. ...the controversial system of local taxation known as the poll tax.
     被称为“人头税”的备受争议的地方税制
• N-COUNT (常去的)邻近小酒馆，本地酒吧
  Yourlocalis a pub which is near where you live and where you often go for a drink.
  1. The Black Horse is my local.
     “黑马”是我常去的附近酒吧。
• ADJ 局部的
  Alocalanaesthetic or condition affects only a small area of your body.
  1. An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area.
     通常先打局麻，以使该部位失去知觉。

双语例句

• Locals often have bitter memories of rapacious Western colonialists and Arab slave traders.
  当地人普遍对贪婪的西方殖民者和阿拉伯奴隶贩子有着苦涩的回忆。
• I sensed that the locals had had enough.
  我感到当地人已经受够了。
• Can you show me some sandals that are popular with the locals?
  你能给我看一些本地流行的凉鞋吗？
• He preached the Gospel to the heathen locals from this spot.
  他曾在这里向不信教的当地人宣讲《福音书》。
• To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with local produce
  为了使这淡而无味的东西更有味道，当地人开始加些土特产调味。
• The caf é was popular with locals, and not with the more respectable locals at that.
  那家咖啡馆很受当地人欢迎，不过不包括当地那些更有身份的人。
• Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees
  一些当地人为难民们提供食品和衣服。
• The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds.
  当地居民过去被鼓励设捕捉器捕杀这种鸟。
• The speeding motorist was pinned to the ground by angry locals who took the law into their own hands until police arrived.
  愤怒的当地人以暴代法——将超速司机强行按在地上，直至警察赶来。
• One of them climbed aboard a soapbox and began informing the locals why gays should be allowed in the military.
  他们中间的一个人登上了小讲台，开始跟当地人讲军队为什么应该允许招募同性恋者。