au·di·ence /ˈɔːdiəns $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [countableC]LISTENWATCH a group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public 观众;听众 The audience began clapping and cheering. 观众开始鼓掌欢呼。
audience of an audience of 250 business people 250名商界人士组成的观众
One member of the audience described the opera as ‘boring’. 有一名观众说这出歌剧“乏味”。
→4 See picture of 见图 audience 2 [countableC also + plural verb] British EnglishBrETCB the people who watch or listen to a particular programme, or who see or hear a particular artist’s, writer’s etc work 〔某节目的〕观众,听众;〔画家、作家等作品的〕观赏者,读者 The show attracts a regular audience of about 20 million. 这个节目吸引了大约两千万固定观众收看。
target audience (=the type of people that a programme, advertisement etc is supposed to attract) 〔节目、广告等的〕目标受众,目标对象
Goya was one of the first painters to look for a wider audience for his work. 戈雅是最早为自己的作品寻找更多观赏者的画家之一。
The book is not intended for a purely academic audience. 本书不是面向纯学术读者的。
3 [countableC]MEET a formal meeting with a very important person 谒见,觐见,正式拜会audience with He was granted an audience with the Pope. 他获准觐见教皇。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in publicverbsperform/play to an audienceThe band played to huge audiences in Mexico City and Buenos Aires.
an audience laughsHe has the ability to make an audience laugh.
an audience clapsMost of the audience clapped but a few people jeered.
an audience cheersThe audience cheered loudly when he came on stage.
the audience boosShe swore at the audience and they began to boo her.
adjectivesa capacity/packed audience (=the largest number of people who can fit into a hall, theatre etc)The lecture attracted a capacity audience.
an enthusiastic audienceThey drew enthusiastic audiences at Europe's biggest rock festival.
NOUN + audiencestadium audiencesCeline Dion's tour continues to play to sold-out stadium audiences across Europe.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the people who watch or listen to a particular programme, or who see or hear a particular artist’s, writer’s etc workverbshave an audienceThe programme has a massive audience, ranging from children to grandparents.
attract an audience (=make people want to watch)The first show attracted a television audience of more than 2 million.
reach an audienceFor an advertiser who wants to reach a large audience, television news easily surpasses other news media.
appeal to an audience (=be interesting to them)They brought new fashions into their designs to appeal to a wider audience.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + audiencea large/huge etc audienceMessages posted on the Internet can attract a huge audience.
a wide audiencean author who commands a wide audience
a worldwide audienceThe game has an ever-increasing worldwide audience.
a young/teenage audiencea magazine with a young audience
an older audienceThe programme mainly appeals to an older audience.
a mass audience (=a very large number of people)Radio brought entertainment to a mass audience.
a television audience (=all the people who watch or listen to a particular programme)Nearly half the UK television audience watched the programme last Tuesday.
the target audience (=the type of people a programme etc aims to attract)The target audience is mostly men aged 28 to 35.
n Audience is usually followed by a singular verb: The audience was cheering and shouting.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb: The audience were cheering and shouting.