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

• The locals are renowned for their hospitality.
  当地人的好客是出了名的。
• Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.
  女士穿着应当庄重，以免受到当地人的骚扰。
• It is advisable to mug up on your Spanish, too, as few locals speak English.
  你最好能突击提高一下你的西班牙语，因为当地没多少人讲英语。
• I sensed that the locals had had enough.
  我感到当地人已经受够了。
• The city received a pair of young pandas, which are already drawing crowds of locals and tourists.
  香港得到了一对大熊猫，它们吸引了大量港人和游客。
• 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》。
• It is doubtful whether Tweed, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the locals
  尽管特威德能说一口流利的法语，他是否能被当作当地人还很难说。
• The locals are hospitable and welcoming
  当地人热情好客。
• So I can be regarded as authentic locals.
  所以我也可以算是地道的本地人。
• 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。