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

• 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。
• So I can be regarded as authentic locals.
  所以我也可以算是地道的本地人。
• They found the locals getting legless on tequila.
  他们发现当地人喝龙舌兰喝得酩酊大醉。
• 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。
• The locals are hospitable and welcoming
  当地人热情好客。
• 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》。
• 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。
• So now you have a drink, but what about meeting the locals?
  好，你现在喝上酒了，那又怎么和当地人接触呢？
• Which one is popular with locals?
  本地流行哪一个？
• 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。