lo·cal·ize
verb/ˈləʊkəlaɪz/
/ˈləʊkəlaɪz/
(British English also localise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they localize | /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it localizes | /ˈləʊkəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈləʊkəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple localized | /ˈləʊkəlaɪzd/ /ˈləʊkəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle localized | /ˈləʊkəlaɪzd/ /ˈləʊkəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form localizing | /ˈləʊkəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈləʊkəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- localize something to limit something or its effects to a particular area
使局限（于某地区）；使局部化 - They hope to localize the war.
他们希望将战争局部化。
- They hope to localize the war.
- localize something (formal) to find out where something is
找出…的地点；发现…的位置 - animals’ ability to localize sounds
动物确定声音发自某地点的能力
- animals’ ability to localize sounds
- to make something suitable for a particular place, area or market
使适合特定地区（或市场）；使本土化 - We will localize the app into French, Japanese, and two written forms of Chinese.
我们会将该应用程序本地化，使其支持法语、日语和两种书写形式的中文。
- We will localize the app into French, Japanese, and two written forms of Chinese.