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audience

美音:[´ɔdıəns ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.听众,观众,接见,拜见

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aud=to hear(听)

audience


/'ɔ:dɪəns; `ɔdɪəns/
n
1 [CGp] group of people who have gathered together to hear or watch sb/sth 听众; 观众
*The audience was/were enthusiastic on the opening night of the play. 那出戏首次公演之夜观众非常热情.
* She has addressed audiences all over the country. 她曾向全国各地的听众演讲.
2 [C] number of people who watch, read or listen to the same thing 看着或听着同一事物的人们
*An audience of millions watched the royal wedding on TV. 数以百万计的人们在电视上观看皇家婚礼.
* His book reached an even wider audience when it was filmed for television. 他的书拍成电视以後, 使读者范围扩大到观众了.
3 [C] formal interview with a ruler or an important person 与统治者或要人的正式会见; 觐见; 谒见
*request an audience with the Queen 请求觐见女王
* grant a private audience to a foreign ambassador 准予外国大使私人谒见.

audience


n
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin:Latin audientia 'hearing', from audire; AUDIO]
[C also + plural verb]BrE
a group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public
 The audience began clapping and cheering.
audience of
 an audience of 250 business people
 One member of the audience described the opera as 'boring'.
[C also + plural verb]BrE
the people who watch or listen to a particular programme, or who see or hear a particular artist's, writer's etc work
 The show attracts a regular audience of about 20 million.
target audience
(=the type of people that a programme, advertisement etc is supposed to attract)
 Goya was one of the first painters to look for a wider audience for his work.
 The book is not intended for a purely academic audience.
[C]
a formal meeting with a very important person
audience with
 He was granted an audience with the Pope.
1. When the singer was late, the audience grew restive.
    歌手迟迟不出场, 听众变得不耐烦了。

2. What an actor says in a soliloquy is heard by no one except the audience.
    演员的独白只能被观众听到。

3. The acrimony of his remarks alienated his audience.
    他说话尖刻, 这使观众和他疏远了。

4. The television audience aggregated 30 millions.
    电视观众合计达3000万人.

5. The Premier gave an audience to the foreign ambassador.
    总理接见了外国大使。

6. The audience showed its approval by applauding.
    观众鼓掌以示赞许。

7. The comedian in the play made the audience laugh.
    剧中的喜剧演员令观众们大笑。

8. Two small boys and a dog comprised the street entertainer´s only audience.
    两个小男孩和一条狗成了街头艺人仅有的观众.

9. The audience was bored by the president´s interminable speech.
    主席那冗长的讲话令听众们厌烦。

10. The audience was growing restless.
    观众变得不安起来。

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