The authorities tried to localize the epidemic.是什么意思？

The authorities tried to localize the epidemic.

当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

authorities

n. 当局，权力，权威，权威( authority的名词复数 )，权力，学术权威，[复数]当权者；

例句
The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food...
当局中止了分发食物的尝试。

tried

adj. 可靠地，经过考验的；v. 试图，努力( try的过去式和过去分词)，考验，磨炼，审讯；

例句
He was tried in absentia and sentenced to seven years in prison.
他被缺席判处七年监禁。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

localize

vt. 使局部化，使具地方色彩；

例句
Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point.
仔细检查痛处，找出最痛的地方来。

epidemic

n. 流行病，迅速的传播、生长或发展，风尚等的流

例句
Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area...
卫生官员成功地将疫情控制在塔巴廷加地区。