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

• 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。
• 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。
• 'If we're gettin' booted, we sure as hell ain't leavin 'it for the locals.'
  “如果我们的车轮被锁住，我们绝不会把车留给当地人。”
• 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。
• 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。
• When we moved to this town, the locals were so nice to us.
  我们搬到这个镇上时，当地人对我们十分友好。
• 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。
• 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》。
• My friends who have done so were able to move freely& talk to locals openly.
  我的朋友在那里能自由的活动，和当地人自由的交谈。
• The tourists snigger at the locals 'outdated ways and dress
  游客们偷偷地取笑当地人落伍的做法和衣着。