audience [UK]/'ɔ:.di.ənts/ [US]/'ɑ:-/ noun [C] GROUP OF PEOPLE 人群 E [+ sing/pl verb] * the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc. 观众;听众;读者
1. She lectures to audiences all over the world. 她向世界各地的听众发表演讲。
2. The secret to public speaking is to get the audience on your side. 当众演讲的秘诀是,一定要让听众支持你的观点。
3. The audience was/were clearly delighted with the performance. 无疑,观众非常喜欢这场演出。
4. The magic show had a lot of audience participation , with people shouting things to the performers and going up on stage. 这场魔术表演有很多观众参与的内容,有的观众在台下大声应答表演者,有的则上台助阵。
[+ sing/pl verb] * the (number of) people watching or listening to a particular television or radio programme, or reading a particular book 观众;听众;读者
1. The television company has lost a large part of its audience since it changed its programming. 该电视台调整节目后失去了大批观众。
2. Her latest book should appeal to a large audience (= many people will want to read it). 她的新书应会吸引大批的读者。
[UK]/'ɔ:.di.ənts/ [US]/'ɑ:-/ noun [C] FORMAL MEETING 正式会见 * a formal meeting that you have with an important person 谒见;觐见;正式拜会
1. She had a private audience with the king. 她受到国王私下召见。
柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - audience
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1.N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词观众;听众 The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.
The entire audience broke into loud applause...
全场观众爆发出热烈的掌声。
He was speaking to an audience of students at the Institute for International Affairs.
他在国际事务学院给学生们作演讲。
2.N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词See also:studio audience;(电视或广播节目的)观众,听众 The audience for a television or radio programme consists of all the people who watch or listen to it.
【搭配模式】:usu with supp
The concert will be relayed to a worldwide television audience estimated at one thousand million.
这场音乐会将向全球约10亿电视观众转播。
3.N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词读者 The audience of a writer or artist is the people who read their books or look at their work.
【搭配模式】:usu sing
Say's writings reached a wide audience during his lifetime...
在塞伊有生之年,他的作品拥有大量的读者。
She began to find a receptive audience for her work.
她开始为作品寻找知音。
4.N-COUNT 可数名词(与要人的)接见,会见,拜见 If you have an audience with someone important, you have a formal meeting with them.
【搭配模式】:usu sing
The Prime Minister will seek an audience with the Queen later this morning.
今天上午晚些时候首相将会觐见女王陛下。
牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - audience
☞ audience audi·ence / 5C:diEns / noun1.[C + sing. / pl. v.] the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth (a play, concert, sb speaking, etc.)  (戏剧、音乐会或演讲等的)观众,听众: The audience was / were clapping for 10 minutes. 观众鼓掌 10 分钟。 an audience of 10 000 1 万名观众 The debate was televised in front of a live audience. 这场辩论当着现场观众的面进行电视转播。 2.[C] a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read or listen to the same thing  (同一事物的)观众,读者,听众: An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV. 几百万观众在电视上观看了婚礼。 TV / cinema / movie audiences 电视/电影院/电影观众 His book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie. 他的书被搬上银幕后赢得了更广大的观众。 The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers. 这个广告的对象主要是十几岁的青少年观众。 ⇨ note at witness 3.[C] a formal meeting with an important person  (与要人的)会见;觐见;进见: an audience with the Pope 觐见教宗 ⇨ note at interview
牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - audience
audience noun
1. group of people watching/listening to sth
• ADJECTIVEbig, capacity, large, mass, packed, vast | broad, diverse, wideThe museum is trying to attract a wider ~. | select, small | appreciative, enthusiastic, receptive, sympathetic | hostile | captive | general, lay, mainstreamMost movies are designed to appeal to a mainstream ~. | coreHis core ~ is over the age of 35. | intended, potential, target, targeted | listening, viewing | cinema (BrE), live, movie (esp. AmE), radio, studio, television, TV | international, Western, worldwideThese artists remain relatively unknown to Western ~s.
• VERB + AUDIENCEaddress, perform to, play toHe prefers playing to live ~s. | regaleShe regales her ~ with funny stories. | attract, draw, pull inSuch a well-known politician should draw a big ~. | reachWe want to reach a younger target ~. | captivate, delight, engage, grip, thrill, wow (informal)
The movie has thrilled ~s throughout the country. | moveThe ~ was visibly moved. | educate, inform | convince, persuadeHe was trying to convince his ~ of his seriousness. | alienateSome scenes in the movie risk alienating a female ~.
• PREPOSITIONbefore an/the~, in front of an/the~He felt nervous standing up in front of the large ~.
2. formal meeting with a very important person
• ADJECTIVEprivate
• VERB + AUDIENCEhave | ask for, request, seek | give sb, grant sbThe Pope granted him an ~.
• PREPOSITION~withShe sought a private ~ with the Japanese emperor.
牛津英语同义词学习词典 - audience
audience noun ⇨audience (a live audience)⇨interview1 (an audience with the Queen)⇨market1 (the target audience)audience
noun
➡ See also the entry for witness另见witness条audience ♦︎ viewer ♦︎ spectator ♦︎ listenerThese are all words for people who watch or listen to a performance, show or sports game.这些词均表示观众或听众。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆before / in front of an audience / spectators◆a television / TV / cinema audience / viewer◆to attract the audience / viewers / spectators / listeners◆to draw an audience / spectators◆to pull in an audience / viewers◆to entertain / be a hit with / shock the audience / viewers / listeners◆an audience / a viewer / a spectator sees / watches sb / sth◆an audience / a listener hears / listens to sb / sth◆an audience / a spectator cheers / applauds / boos■audience [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth such as a play or concert; the number of people who watch or listen to the same thing on television, the radio or in the cinema观众;听众;观众(或听众)人数◆The debate was televised in front of a live audience.这场辩论当着现场观众的面进行电视直播。◆An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV.数百万观众在电视上观看了婚礼。 see also audience ⇨ market1■viewer [countable] a person watching television; a person who looks at sth电视观众;观看者◆The show attracted millions of viewers.这个节目吸引了数百万电视观众。◆Some of her art is intended to shock the viewer.她的某些艺术作品旨在震撼观者。■spectator spekˈteɪtə(r) [countable] a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event(尤指体育比赛的)观看者,观众◆The new football stadium will hold 75 000 spectators.新足球场将能容纳75 000名观众。◆I think soccer is the best spectator sport(= a sport that many people watch or that is interesting to watch) there is.我认为足球是最具观赏性的体育项目。■listener [countable] a person listening to a radio programme(电台)听众◆Regular listeners will know this is the Year of Czech Music.经常收听节目的人就知道今年是捷克音乐年。
新牛津英语同义词词典 - audience
audience
noun 1they performed three sketches which went down well with the audience SPECTATORS , LISTENERS , viewers, onlookers, patrons; assembly, gathering, crowd, throng, company, assemblage, congregation, turnout; house, gallery, stalls; informal punters.
2the radio station was clearly geared to a teenage audience MARKET , PUBLIC , following, clientele, patronage, listenership, viewership; followers, fans, devotees, aficionados; informal buffs, freaks.
3he had an audience with Pope John Paul II MEETING , consultation, conference, hearing, reception, interview, question and answer session, exchange, dialogue, discussion.
Collins COBUILD English Usage - audience
audience
You refer to all the people who are watching or listening to a play, concert, film, or television play as the audience. You can use either a singular or plural form of a verb with audience.
The audience was not offered a printed text.
The television audience were able to hear some of the comments.
You can also use audience to refer to the people who read a particular writer's books or hear about someone's ideas.
...the need for intellectuals to communicate their ideas to a wider audience.