audience

noun

1. （戏剧、音乐会或演讲等的）观众，听众
   the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth (a play, concert, sb speaking, etc.)
   1. The audience was/were clapping for 10 minutes.
      观众鼓掌10分钟。
   2. an audience of 10 000
      1万名观众
   3. 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. （同一事物的）观众，读者，听众
   a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read or listen to the same thing
   1. An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV.
      几百万观众在电视上观看了婚礼。
   2. TV/cinema/movie audiences
      电视 / 电影院 / 电影观众
   3. 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。
   4. 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。
3. （与要人的）会见；觐见；进见
   a formal meeting with an important person
   1. an audience with the Pope
      觐见教皇

1. N-COUNT-COLL 观众；听众
   The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.
   1. The entire audience broke into loud applause...
      全场观众爆发出热烈的掌声。
   2. 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. See also: The concert will be relayed to a worldwide television audience estimated at one thousand million. studio audience
3. N-COUNT-COLL 读者
   The audience of a writer or artist is the people who read their books or look at their work.
   1. 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。
   2. She began to find a receptive audience for her work.
      她开始为作品寻找知音。
4. N-COUNT （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.
   1. 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。

1. The president had an audience with the Pope in the Vatican
   总统在梵蒂冈谒见了教皇。
2. Within moments, he'd attracted an admiring audience.
   不出片刻，他就赢得了全场观众的倾心。
3. The entire audience broke into loud applause
   全场观众爆发出热烈的掌声。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. She began to find a receptive audience for her work.
   她开始为作品寻找知音。
8. 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。
9. We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons
   家长和赞助人被迫观看了我们表演的指令歌、滑稽小品和舞蹈。
10. Television has transformed the size and social composition of the audience at great sporting occasions
    电视改变了重大体育赛事观众的规模和其社会阶层构成结构。
11. The audience wants more music and less drama, so we've cut some scenes.
    观众想要多一些音乐，少一些表演，所以我们删掉了一些场景。
12. After the show, the audience deserts the Blackpool streets.
    演出结束后，观众从布莱克浦的大街上消失了踪迹。
13. His influence extends beyond the TV viewing audience.
    他的影响扩展到电视观众之外。
14. With ingenuous sincerity, he captivated his audience.
    他以自己的率真迷住了观众。
15. A live audience will pose the questions
    问题将由现场的观众提出。
16. The show wanted to attract a mainstream audience.
    演出希望能够吸引主流观众。
17. The audience, not to mention the bewildered cast, were not amused
    观众们并没有觉得好笑，更不用说那些一头雾水的演员了。
18. The audience at once greeted him warmly.
    观众立即对他作出了热情的反应。
19. Without an audience the performance is pointless.
    没有观众，表演就不成其为表演了。
20. Last year I had an audience of schoolchildren and they laughed at everything.
    去年我对一群学童讲话，他们听到什么都笑。
21. His audience had listened like children, spellbound by his words
    他的观众像孩子般倾听着，被他的话深深吸引了。
22. He transmitted his keen enjoyment of singing to the audience.
    他把自己对演唱的激情投入传递给了观众。
23. For me, a performance is in front of a microphone, over the radio, to an unseen audience
    对我来说，表演就是在麦克风前通过无线电波面对看不见的听众进行的。
24. The audience was fascinated by their superb performance.
    他们的精彩表演使观众看得入了迷。
25. The audience reacted readily to his speech.
    听众对他的演说立即作出反应。
26. A radio announcer may have an audience of millions.
    一个广播员可能拥有数百万名听众。
27. His speech made a strong impression on the audience.
    他的演说给听众留下了深刻的印象。
28. The professor in his lecture went beyond the capacity of his audience.
    这位教授的讲课超过了听众的接受能力。
29. The audience warmly applauded the performers.
    观众向演员们热烈鼓掌。

  watcher audience observer onlooker spectator【导航词义：观看者】

  watcher n. 观察者

〔辨析〕指因爱好或工作而观察某人、某事物的人。

  audience n. 〈英〉观众，听众

〔辨析〕指戏剧、电影等的观众或演讲、音乐（会）等的听众，为集合名词；作主语时，若强调整体则其谓语动词用单数形式，若强调多个成员则其谓语动词用复数形式。

  observer n. 观察者，观察员

〔辨析〕指对某些事件、局势、事物等进行长期或定期观察的人，这些人被视为相关方面的专家。

  onlooker n. 旁观者，观看者

〔辨析〕指只在一旁静观事件发生或事态发展而不介入其中的人。

  spectator n. 观众，观看者

〔辨析〕尤指体育赛事的观众，也指某些公共活动（如演出、游行等）的观看者。

noun

1. a conference (usually with someone important)
   1. he had a consultation with the judge
   2. he requested an audience with the king

   Synonym:    consultationinterview

2. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
   1. the audience applauded
   2. someone in the audience began to cough

3. the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
   1. every artist needs an audience
   2. the broadcast reached an audience of millions

4. an opportunity to state your case and be heard
   1. they condemned him without a hearing
   2. he saw that he had lost his audience

   Synonym:    hearing