- [countable + singular or plural verb]
the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, somebody 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。 The museum is trying to attract a wider audience. 博物馆正试图吸引更多观众。 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直播。 an audience of 10 000 1 万名观众 Audience members voted on their favorite presentations. 观众们投票评选他们最喜爱的表演。 We encourage audience participation during our show. 我们鼓励观众参与我们的节目。
Extra ExamplesTopics Musica2, Film and theatrea2He prefers playing to live audiences. 他更喜欢给观众现场演奏。 He sought a private audience with the Queen. 他寻求单独拜谒女王。 He was trying to convince his audience of his seriousness. 他想方设法使观众相信他是认真的。 His core audience is over the age of 35. 他的核心受众年龄都在 35 岁以上。 Most movies are designed to appeal to a mainstream audience. 多数电影都为迎合主流观众而摄制。 She regales her audience with funny stories. 她讲了好笑的故事，把听众逗乐了。 She sought a private audience with the Japanese emperor. 她寻求单独拜谒日本天皇。 Some scenes in the movie risk alienating a female audience. 这部电影中的某些场景可能会使女性观众不爱看。 Such a well-known politician should draw a big audience. 这样一位知名政治家应该能吸引大批听众。 The Pope granted him an audience. 教皇接见了他。 The audience cheered loudly. 观众高声欢呼起来。 The audience roared with laughter. 观众哄堂大笑。 The audience was visibly moved. 观众显然被感动了。 The film has thrilled audiences throughout the country. 这部电影使全国的观众都兴奋不已。 These artists remain relatively unknown to Western audiences. 这些艺术家相对而言仍不为西方的艺术爱好者所熟知。 We want to reach a target audience that's younger in age. 我们想触及更年轻的目标受众。 We want to reach a younger target audience. 我们希望接触到更年轻的目标受众。 Cinema audiences would be more accepting of this sort of advertising. 电影院的观众会更容易接受这种广告。 The Pope granted her a private audience. 教皇同意私下接见她。 We played in front of a capacity audience of 15 000. 我们在15 000名观众面前表演。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- capacity
- large
- …
- address
- perform to
- play to
- …
- applaud
- cheer
- clap
- …
- participation
- member
- before an/the audience
- in front of an/the audience
- [countable]
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 TV/television/cinema/movie audiences 电视/电视/电影/电影观众 Hie book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie. 这本书被拍成电影后，受众更广了。 This book will appeal to a broad audience. 这本书将吸引广大读者。 She has generated a massive online audience since uploading her first clip three years ago. 自从三年前上传她的第一个片段以来，她已经吸引了大量的在线观众。 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。 An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV. 几百万观众在电视上观看了婚礼。 Most companies now have their own websites which address mass audiences. 大多数公司现在都有自己的面向大众的网站。 They aim to make art accessible to the widest possible audience. 他们的目标是让尽可能多的观众接触到艺术。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- capacity
- large
- …
- address
- perform to
- play to
- …
- applaud
- cheer
- clap
- …
- participation
- member
- before an/the audience
- in front of an/the audience
- [countable]
a formal meeting with an important person （与要人的）会见；觐见；进见 an audience with the Pope 觐见教皇
Synonyms interviewinterview- interrogation
- audience
- consultation
- interview a formal meeting at which somebody is asked questions, for example, to see if they are suitable for a particular job or course of study, or in order to find out their opinions about something:
a job interview 求职面试
- interrogation the process of asking somebody a lot of questions, especially in an aggressive way, in order to get information; an occasion on which this is done:
He confessed after four days under interrogation. 他在受讯问四天之后招认了。
- audience a formal meeting with an important person:
The Pope granted her a private audience. 教皇同意私下接见她。
- consultation
a meeting with an expert, especially a doctor, to get advice or treatment. 指向专家请教的咨询，尤指就诊
- an in-depth interview/consultation
- a police interview/interrogation
- to have/request a(n) interview/audience/consultation with somebody
- to give/grant somebody a(n) interview/audience/consultation
- to carry out/conduct an interview/interrogation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- private
- have
- ask for
- request
- …
- audience with
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire ‘hear’.