Word · Frequency #23827
localise
确定…的位置；找出…的位置
to find the exact position or place of something
- 1.
v identify the location or place of；v concentrate on a particular place or spot；v restrict something to a particular area；v locate
vi. 使地方化；使具有地方性
使集中于；集中；使局限于；限制在…局部；vi. 使地方化；使具有地方性；使限制于局部
In use
The engineer used a detector to localise the exact position of the cable fault.
The manager tried to localise the problem to the new software update.
Over time, the dampness localised in the corner of the room.
localise sth
The technician used a new device to localise the fault quickly.
技术员用新设备迅速确定了故障的位置。
localise sth to sth
作及物动词表示“使局限于；把…限制在”时，常用 localise sth to/in/within sth。
The authorities managed to localise the outbreak to two villages.
当局设法将疫情控制在两个村庄内。
localise in sth
作不及物动词时，localise 意为“局限于；集中于”，后接介词 in。
The pain usually localises in the lower back.
疼痛通常集中在下背部。
Verb forms
base localise · third person localises · -ing localising · past localised · past participle localised
localise 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 localised。
Common mistakes
The company wants to local its website for Chinese users.The company wants to localise its website for Chinese users.
local 是形容词/名词，不能作动词；表示“使本地化”时要用动词 localise。改正后只修正词性错误，句意不变。
The pain is localise in my chest.The pain is localised in my chest.
is 后面不能接动词原形 localise；表示“局限于/位于”时，要用过去分词 localised 作表语或被动形式，并与 in 搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- localise the leak
- 确定泄漏的位置；找出漏点
- The repair crew used a special camera to localise the leak.维修人员用特殊摄像机确定了泄漏的位置。
- localise the pain
- 确定疼痛的部位；指出痛处
- She was asked to localise the pain in her back.她被要求指出背部疼痛的部位。
- localise the fire
- 控制火势；防止火势蔓延
- Firefighters worked through the night to localise the fire.消防员彻夜工作以控制火势，防止其蔓延。
- localise the damage
- 把损害限制在局部；控制损害范围
- Emergency teams tried to localise the damage from the flooding.应急团队试图将洪水造成的损害控制在局部。
- be localised to
- 局限于；限制在…
- So far, the infection has been localised to a single hospital ward.到目前为止，感染仍局限于一家医院病房。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：local（本地）＋-ise（使动），像把东西圈在本地方圆内——定位、集中、局限于局部。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical diagnosis、technical troubleshooting、scientific research 通常用于较正式的书面或专业语境，如医学、工程或调查中，表示“确定（某事物）的位置”；日常口语较少使用，更常说 find 或 pinpoint。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 vocalise (/ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/) 和 focalise (/ˈfəʊkəlaɪz/)，与 localise 一样都以 /əʊkəlaɪz/ 结尾。realise、organise、recognise、emphasise 也都以 -ise 结尾并有相同的末尾 /aɪz/ 音，但它们的重读元音不同（如 /ɪə/、/ɔː/、/e/、/e/），因此并不押韵，只是形近词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.