1N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb]观众;听众 The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it. 观众;听众
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.
2N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb](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. (电视或广播节目的)观众,听众
The concert will be relayed to a worldwide television audience estimated at one thousand million.
4N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb, usually singular]读者 The audience of a writer or artist is the people who read their books or look at their work. 读者
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.
1group of people watching/listening to sth觀眾;聽眾ADJECTIVE | VERB + AUDIENCE | AUDIENCE + VERB | AUDIENCE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, capacity, large, mass, packed, vast大量的觀眾;座無虛席的觀眾;廣大的聽眾➤broad, diverse, wide廣大的聽眾;各種類型的觀眾◇The museum is trying to attract a wider audience.這個博物館正試圖吸引更多的觀眾。➤select, small精選的/很少的受眾▸➤appreciative, enthusiastic, receptive, sympathetic有欣賞力的/熱情的/樂於接受的/表示支持的受眾▸➤hostile不友好的受眾▸➤captive受制受眾➤general, lay, mainstream一般/外行的/主流受眾◇Most movies are designed to appeal to a mainstream audience.多數電影都為迎合主流觀眾而攝製。➤core核心受眾◇His core audience is over the age of 35.他的核心受眾年齡都在 35 歲以上。➤intended, potential, target, targeted目標受眾;潛在的受眾➤listening, viewing聽眾;觀眾▸➤cinema, live, movie, radio, studio, television, TV電影觀眾;現場觀眾;廣播聽眾;演播室的觀眾;電視觀眾➤international, Western, worldwide國際/西方的/世界範圍的受眾◇These artists remain relatively unknown to Western audiences.這些藝術家相對而言仍不為西方的藝術愛好者所熟知。VERB + AUDIENCE➤address, perform to, play to對聽眾發表演說;給觀眾表演;給觀眾演奏◇He prefers playing to live audiences.他更喜歡給觀眾現場演奏。➤regale逗聽眾高興◇She regales her audience with funny stories.她講了好笑的故事,把聽眾逗樂了。➤attract, draw, pull in吸引觀眾;招徠聽眾◇Such a well-known politician should draw a big audience.這樣一位知名政治家應該能吸引大批聽眾。➤reach觸及受眾◇We want to reach a younger target audience.我們希望接觸到更年輕的目標受眾。➤captivate, delight, engage, grip, thrill, wow (informal) 迷住觀眾;使觀眾愉快;吸引住受眾;抓住受眾;使觀眾興奮不已;使受眾交口稱讚◇The movie has thrilled audiences throughout the country.這部電影使全國的觀眾都興奮不已。➤move打動觀眾◇The audience was visibly moved.觀眾顯然被感動了。➤educate, inform教育/告知受眾➤convince, persuade說服/勸說受眾◇He was trying to convince his audience of his seriousness.他想方設法使觀眾相信他是認真的。➤alienate疏遠受眾◇Some scenes in the movie risk alienating a female audience.這部電影中的某些場景可能會使女性觀眾不愛看。AUDIENCE + VERB➤applaud, cheer, clap觀眾鼓掌/歡呼/拍手◇The audience cheered loudly.觀眾高聲歡呼起來。➤boo, jeer觀眾喝倒彩/嘲笑▸➤laugh, roar觀眾大笑起來/爆笑起來◇The audience roared with laughter.觀眾哄堂大笑。➤gasp觀眾(因驚異或緊張)倒抽涼氣➤react, respond受眾作出反應AUDIENCE + NOUN➤participation觀眾的參與➤member受眾中的一員PREPOSITION➤before an/the audience, in front of an/the audience在觀眾面前◇He felt nervous standing up in front of the large audience.站在大批觀眾面前他感到緊張。audience
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2formal meeting with a very important person(與要人的)正式會面ADJECTIVE | VERB + AUDIENCE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤private私下會晤VERB + AUDIENCE➤have謁見▸➤ask for, request, seek請求接見;要求接見▸➤give sb, grant sb接見某人◇The Pope granted him an audience.教皇接見了他。PREPOSITION➤audience with和⋯會面◇She sought a private audience with the Japanese emperor.她尋求單獨拜謁日本天皇。
audience noun ⇨audience (a live audience)⇨interview1 (an audience with the Queen)⇨market1 (the target audience)audience
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➡ 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。