audience
- n.观众;(戏剧、音乐会或演讲等的)听众;(同一事物的)读者;(与要人的)会见;觐见;进见
复数： audiences
aud 听 + -i- + -ence 性质;状态
audiencenoun
（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.)
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。
（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
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。
（与要人的）会见；觐见；进见
a formal meeting with an important person
an audience with the Pope
觐见教皇
These are all words for a person who sees sth happen.以上各词均指目睹事情发生的人。
a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law指目击者、见证人、证人：
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
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指戏剧、音乐会、电视、电台、电影等的观众或听众
a person watching television; a person who looks at sth指电视观众、观看者：
The programme 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.
她的一些艺术作品旨在教观赏者吃惊。
a person who sees sth happen指观察者、目击者：
According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。
a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event指观看者、观众，尤指体育比赛的：
The stadium holds 75 000 spectators.
该体育场可容纳7.5万名观众。
a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it指旁观者：
A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.
在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
a person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens路人、过路的人，尤指意想不到的事发生时碰巧路过的：
Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
警察询问过路的人是否目击了这次事故。
a person who is near and can see what is happening when sth such as an accident or fight takes place指现场目击者、旁观者：
Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
三个无辜的旁观者在交叉火力中丧生。
a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards指犯罪或事故现场的目击者、见证人
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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.The entire audience broke into loud applause...
全场观众爆发出热烈的掌声。
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N-COUNT-COLL （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.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。
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N-COUNT-COLL 读者
The audience of a writer or artist is the people who read their books or look at their work.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。
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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.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。
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- a conference (usually with someone important)
- he had a consultation with the judge
- he requested an audience with the king
- Synonym: consultation interview
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- a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- the audience applauded
- someone in the audience began to cough
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- the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
- every artist needs an audience
- the broadcast reached an audience of millions
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- an opportunity to state your case and be heard
- they condemned him without a hearing
- he saw that he had lost his audience
- Synonym: hearing
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The show appeals to an audience of a certain age .
这个节目中年观众感兴趣。
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What the audience tells me feeds back into my work .
观众给我提的意见反过来对我的作品起到了促进作用。
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He didn 't really get his meaning over to the audience .
他未能完全把他的意思向听众讲清楚。
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Adjust your language to the age of your audience .
要根据听众的年龄使用相应的语言。
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He wowed audiences around the country with his new show .
他以他的新节目博得了全国各地观众的交口称赞。
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There was a curious mixture of people in the audience .
观众中有各色人等，显得很怪。
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The performance produced much mirth among the audience .
这场演出使观众笑声不断。
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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。
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It was the first interview I 'd done in front of a live audience .
那是我首次在观众面前做现场采访。
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The speech found an echo in the hearts of many of the audience .
这次演讲在许多听众的心中引起共鸣。
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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。
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Through television and radio we are able to reach a wider audience .
通过电视和收音机，我们能够为更加广泛的观众和听众所熟悉。
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The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop .
观众安静得连针落地的声音也听得见。
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The show was rated a success by critics and audiences .
评论家和观众都认为这次演出是成功的。
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The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise .
观众在等待开幕。
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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。
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The audience watched as the story unfolded before their eyes .
观众注视着剧情逐渐地展开。
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The audience was nearly all men .
观众几乎全都是男的。
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An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV .
几百万观众在电视上观看了婚礼。
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This band has thrilled audiences all over the world .
这支乐队使全世界的观众狂热痴迷。
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The audience was almost entirely female .
观众几乎全是女性。
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The audience threw flowers onto the stage .
观众把鲜花抛向舞台。
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We need to concentrate on our target audience , namely women aged between 20 and 30 .
我们须针对我们的听众对象，即年龄在20到30岁之间的妇女。
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The speaker got a hostile reception from the audience .
演讲人遭到了听众喝倒彩。
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As the curtain rose , the audience fell silent .
幕启时，观众安静下来。
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Her music appeals to a wide audience .
她的音乐吸引了大批的听众。
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The game was relayed by satellite to audiences all over the world .
这场比赛通过卫星向全世界的观众进行了转播。
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They use puppets to capture the imagination of younger audiences .
他们用木偶来启发小观众的想象力。
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He gave an impressive speech to a receptive audience .
他做了一次感人的讲演，听众深受感动。
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The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists .
观众是一群混杂在一起的学生和游客。
指因爱好或工作而观察某人、某事物的人。
More than ten thousand bird watchers visit annually.
每年有万余名观鸟者到访。
Where is the fire watcher?
火灾警戒员在哪里？
At that moment, the watchers became strangely quiet.
在那个时刻，那些观察家变得出奇地安静。
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。
The audience was enormous.
观众人很多。
The audience were greatly moved by his words.
听了他的话，观众们很感动。
The performance caused a roar of laughter in the audience.
表演引起了观众的哄堂大笑。
His lecture drew a large audience.
他的讲座吸引了一大批听众。
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。
conomic/political observers
经济观察家/政治观察员
The observer should take full notes on the atmospheric conditions.
观测者应对大气状况作详细记录。
An acute observer usually sees the essence of things at first sight.
敏锐的观察家通常一眼即可看出事物的本质。
指只在一旁静观事件发生或事态发展而不介入其中的人。
Onlookers gathered around the scene of the accident.
旁观者围聚在事故现场。
Her manner is that of an onlooker.
她采取的是一种旁观者的态度。
Some onlookers joined the marching demonstrators.
一些旁观的人加入了游行示威的队伍。
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。
About 10,000 spectators were watching the game.
约有1万名观众在观看比赛。
Thousands of spectators came to the city for the horse race.
数以千计的观众来到这座城市观看赛马。
The policeman asked the spectators to stand back.
警察要观看者退后。
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