Word · Frequency #26135
localize
集中；集中于一处
concentrate on a particular place or spot
- 1.
To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
- 2.
To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.
- 3.
To adapt translated text to fit a local culture; to domesticate.
- 4.
To be located in or confined to; to fix upon or sequester in a locality.
- 5.
To produce (from a ring and an ideal in that ring) the ring of fractions, where the set of allowed denominators is the compliment of the given ideal.
使局限于局部；限制于局部；vi. 使地方化；使具有地方性；使限制于局部；确定起源
In use
Please localize the discussion to the main topic so we can finish on time.
The fire was localized to the kitchen, so the rest of the apartment was safe.
Most of the damage localizes to the outer walls, leaving the interior intact.
localize sth (to/in an area)
及物用法，表示把某事物限制在特定区域。
The crew worked to localize the oil spill to a small part of the bay.
工作人员努力将石油泄漏控制在海湾的一小片区域内。
localize (in an area)
不及物用法，表示集中于某处或在某处局部出现。
The infection localized in the lymph nodes.
感染局限在淋巴结。
be localized to/in [area]
被动语态强调状态，某事物被限制在某个位置。
Connections
Collocations
- localize the infection
- 将感染局限于局部
- The antibiotic helped localize the infection to the wound.这种抗生素有助于将感染局限于伤口。
- localize the fire
- 控制火势
- Firefighters managed to localize the fire to the kitchen.消防员设法将火势控制在厨房内。
- localize the damage
- 将损害限制在局部
- The safety design localized the damage to one section.这种安全设计将损害限制在一个区域内。
- localize bleeding
- 使出血局限于局部
- Doctors tried to localize the bleeding before operating.医生们试图在手术前使出血局限于局部。
- localize to a region
- 局限于某一区域
- The disease tends to localize to a specific region.这种疾病往往局限于某一特定区域。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
localize = local（本地）+ ize（动词化），使局限于本地。想象墨水被限制在一点，不扩散即‘localize’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医学或技术报告、应急或安全说明 该词多用于正式或专业语境，如医学、技术或安全描述；日常口语中较少见，口语里更常说 contain、pinpoint 等。它强调‘集中于某处’或‘使局限于局部’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with localize, sharing the final /aɪz/ sound and the spelling -ize. Beware lookalikes ending in -ice, such as police /pəˈliːs/ and notice /ˈnəʊtɪs/, which do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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