spectator• Over 30,000 spectators turned out for the women's basketballmatch against Zaire.• The game was watched by over 50,000 spectators.• Once again, 2,200 spectatorsjumped to their feet.• Spectatorscheered and clapped as the ship came into the harbor.• I'm not playing myself, I'm just a spectator.• And spectators cheered as the couplewalkedarm in arm from Winchester cathedral.• Giantsplanners have claimed that a preponderance of ballpark spectators will use transit or walk.• There are no facilities for spectators at the pool.• Someone was juggling in the street, and a small group of spectators had gathered to watch.• There was a great cheer from the spectators.• At Caen Musgrave went to a regatta, where seven thousand spectators lined the dockside.• The jury ran a gantlet through spectators to get in the courthouse.• There were few visiting spectators and there was no singing or chanting.• Many people were killed; four whitespectators were unintentionally killed by straybullets.
The SpectatorSpectator, Then
na magazine which containsarticles about politics, important events, and the arts, and which is known for the high quality of its writing. There are separateBritish and US magazines called The Spectator. The magazine was started in the UK in 1711, by Joseph addison and Sir Richard steele.
Originspectator
(1500-1600)Latinspectare“to watch”, from specere“to look (at)”
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SPECTATORS | VERB + SPECTATOR | SPECTATOR + VERB | SPECTATOR + NOUNADJECTIVE➤mere, passive, silent純粹的/被動的/沉默的旁觀者▸➤interested興趣盎然的旁觀者➤impartial公正的旁觀者▸➤paying付費觀眾➤virtual (especially BrE) 實質上的觀眾◇He was rendered a virtual spectator for large parts of the game.這場比賽的大部份時間他都在替補席。➤football, sports, etc.足球、體育比賽等的觀眾... OF SPECTATORS➤crowd一群觀眾VERB + SPECTATOR➤attract, draw吸引觀眾◇This year's festival attracted 87 000 spectators.今年的節日活動吸引了 87,000 名觀眾。➤seat容納觀眾◇The stadium will seat 60 000 spectators.該體育場將能容納 6 萬名觀眾。SPECTATOR + VERB➤gather, turn up (BrE) 觀眾聚集/到場▸➤line sth觀看者沿⋯排列◇Spectators lined the route of the president's walkabout.圍觀群眾在總統要經過的路上列隊等候。➤cheer (sb/sth)觀眾為⋯喝彩SPECTATOR + NOUN➤event, sport吸引很多觀眾的活動/體育項目