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audience

Word family 
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 public
verbs
perform/play to an audience
The band played to huge audiences in Mexico City and Buenos Aires.
an audience laughs
He has the ability to make an audience laugh.
an audience claps
Most of the audience clapped but a few people jeered.
an audience cheers
The audience cheered loudly when he came on stage.
the audience boos
She swore at the audience and they began to boo her.
adjectives
a capacity/packed audience (=the largest number of people who can fit into a hall, theatre etc)
The lecture attracted a capacity audience.
an enthusiastic audience
They drew enthusiastic audiences at Europe's biggest rock festival.
NOUN + audience
stadium audiences
Celine 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 work
verbs
have an audience
The 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 audience
For 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 + audience
a large/huge etc audience
Messages posted on the Internet can attract a huge audience.
a wide audience
an author who commands a wide audience
a worldwide audience
The game has an ever-increasing worldwide audience.
a young/teenage audience
a magazine with a young audience
an older audience
The 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 GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
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.
Examples from the Corpus
audience• We will continue to advertise, and try to improve it, and build an audience.• I'm not sure that this film will appeal to British audiences.• MTV's core audience is 18 to 24 year olds.• These two programs are both news and current affairs, but they cater for very different audiences.• The program has an estimated audience of 5 million households.• The ad was inappropriate for a family audience.• In a half-hour audience the King's new National Government was created.• He wrote with a particular audience in mind and therefore emphasised the points of interest most suited to that audience.• WMLD's audience is mainly young and black.• The show has delighted television audiences in the United States and Britain.• Actors, wearing masks, came down among the audience.• Some of the 250 people in the audience told the Post they believed the jokes were too harsh.• There seemed to be quite a lot of young people in the audience.• The second comedian really made the audience laugh.• In their presence, the audience could feel its civilized surface annulled and replaced by a consoling sense of unity with nature.• The audience is invited to a celebrity reception following the reading.• The audience consisted mainly of young girls under sixteen.• The audience danced and clapped and swayed to the music.• Your audience will be confused over it and that will give you a chance to think of something.
member of the audience• Overhead lights crashed to the auditorium floor and members of the audience bolted for exits.• The accent is on participation and members of the audience are invited on stage to help illustrate songs.• It's enough to give every member of the audience paranoia.• If members of the audience introduced themselves, use some of the information you gleaned during your speech.• Some members of the audience applauded it.• The members of the audience were asked to watch the film closely as they would be asked questions about it afterwards.• It will be a 90-minute meeting in which members of the audience will pose questions to the candidates.
a wider audience• Businesses and publications are leaving on-line services for the Internet as a way to reach a wider audience.• Curtis, who rates an above-average 32, seems like the better choice to appeal to a wider audience.• Dave Thomas, spokesman for the band, said it was a good opportunity for the band to reach a wider audience.• It is being incorporated into the World Wide Web browsers such as NetScape, giving it a wider audience.• Papyrus enabled the ancients to spread their religion to a wider audience.• The debate is a profound one and it is only just beginning to reach out to a wider audience.• The series of four concerts aims to bring classical music to a wider audience, although the tickets aren't cheap.
granted ... audience• The delegates had to return without the satisfaction of having been granted an audience.• At the end of the conference the participants were granted an audience with the Pope.• We were granted an audience with the Pope.
From Longman Business Dictionary
audienceau·di·ence /ˈɔːdiənsˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ noun [countableC]
the number or kind of people who watch or listen to something that is broadcast on radio or television, or listen to a particular type of music
The ad was broadcast on all major channels, giving it an audience of millions.
→ core audience → target audience
Origin audience
(1300-1400) French Latin audientia “hearing”, from audire; → AUDIO
au·di·ence noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
→n COLLOCATIONS2
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1463 COCA: 1074
audience

noun¹

 1group of people watching/listening to sth觀眾；聽眾ADJECTIVE | VERB + AUDIENCE | AUDIENCE + VERB | AUDIENCE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤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

noun²

 2formal meeting with a very important person（與要人的）正式會面ADJECTIVE | VERB + AUDIENCE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1463 COCA: 1074
audience noun
⇨ audience (a live audience) ⇨ interview 1 (an audience with the Queen) ⇨ market 1 (the target audience) audience

noun

  ➡ 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 ⇨ market 1 ■ 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。
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