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audience audience ★★★★☆/ɔ͟ːdiəns/1[N-COUNT-COLL	可数集合名词]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。He was speaking to an audience of students at the Institute for International Affairs.他在国际事务学院给学生们作演讲。2[N-COUNT-COLL	可数集合名词]See also:studio audience；（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.   [usu with supp]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。3[N-COUNT-COLL	可数集合名词]读者 The audience of a writer or artist is the people who read their books or look at their work.   [usu sing]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。She began to find a receptive audience for her work.她开始为作品寻找知音。4[N-COUNT	可数名词]（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.   [usu sing]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。 audienceau‧di‧ence /ˈɔːdiəns $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable] 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’.2[countable also + plural verb] British English 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.3[countable] a formal meeting with a very important personaudience with He was granted an audience with the Pope.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.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNSCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsperform/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.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 audience· They drew enthusiastic audiences at Europe's biggest rock festival.NOUN + audiencestadium audiences· Celine Dion's tour continues to play to sold-out stadium audiences across Europe.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave 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 + audiencea large/huge etc audience· Messages posted on the Internet can attract a huge audience.a wide audience· an author who commands a wide audiencea worldwide audience· The game has an ever-increasing worldwide audience.a young/teenage audience· a magazine with a young audiencean 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.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ERETWodAcJrilcvuxY6dv0uflCwcw9V8cuVUzEjMS9IdKSRPVbM8IxPJxiVb7TC7siM5XR9fV8R5wWu2L4/vuiNx8+4bHW/BcOP0O9LVJIvpDGtNtqXItYBFb3kOEXjGvtG9Ud9YeoOXzCSSpSDEGmU=             audi·ence              ★                    /        ˈɔːdiəns                ;          NAmE                ˈɔːdiəns                /                              noun                                                1      ★              [countable + singular or plural verb        ]                    the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth (a play, concert, sb speaking, etc.)          （戏剧、音乐会或演讲等的）观众，听众                            ◆        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直播。                    2      ★              [countable        ]                    a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read or listen to the same thing          （同一事物的）观众，读者，听众                            ◆        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 audiencefor this advertisement was mainly teenagers.                这个广告的对象主要是十几岁的青少年观众。                    3              [countable        ]                    a formal meeting with an important person          （与要人的）会见；觐见；进见                            ◆        an audience with the Pope        觐见教宗                    ☞synonyms at                                            interview                                                  audience      audiences                  audi·ence              /        ˈɔːdiəns                ;          NAmE                ˈɔːdiəns                /             audience[ˈɔ:diəns]CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTSn1075404391116141396508101938438NOUN12511230403Spoken:156828307audiences[2043]观众(57%)，听众(36%)，读者(4%)，倾听(1%)，拥护者(1%)，正式会见(1%)n.观众；听众；读者；接见；正式会见；拜会

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Collins	audience ★★★★☆ /ɔ͟ːdiəns/ 1 [N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]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。 He was speaking to an audience of students at the Institute for International Affairs. 他在国际事务学院给学生们作演讲。 2 [N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]See also:studio audience ；（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. [usu with supp] 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。 3 [N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]读者 The audience of a writer or artist is the people who read their books or look at their work. [usu sing] 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。 She began to find a receptive audience for her work. 她开始为作品寻找知音。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [usu sing] 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。
Oxford	audi·ence ★ / ˈɔːdiəns ; NAmE ˈɔːdiəns / noun 1 ★ [countable + singular or plural verb ] the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth (a play, concert, sb speaking, etc.) （戏剧、音乐会或演讲等的）观众，听众 ◆ 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直播。 2 ★ [countable ] a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read or listen to the same thing （同一事物的）观众，读者，听众 ◆ 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 audiencefor this advertisement was mainly teenagers. 这个广告的对象主要是十几岁的青少年观众。 3 [countable ] a formal meeting with an important person （与要人的）会见；觐见；进见 ◆ an audience with the Pope 觐见教宗 ☞synonyms at interview audience audiences audi·ence / ˈɔːdiəns ; NAmE ˈɔːdiəns /
LDC	audienceau‧di‧ence /ˈɔːdiəns $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ ●●● S2 W2 noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable] 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’.2[countable also + plural verb] British English 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.3[countable] a formal meeting with a very important personaudience with He was granted an audience with the Pope.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.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNSCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsperform/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.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 audience· They drew enthusiastic audiences at Europe's biggest rock festival.NOUN + audiencestadium audiences· Celine Dion's tour continues to play to sold-out stadium audiences across Europe.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave 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 + audiencea large/huge etc audience· Messages posted on the Internet can attract a huge audience.a wide audience· an author who commands a wide audiencea worldwide audience· The game has an ever-increasing worldwide audience.a young/teenage audience· a magazine with a young audiencean 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.
WDF	audience [ˈɔ:diəns] CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS n1075 40439 11161 4139 6508 10193 8438 NOUN1251 1230403 Spoken: 156828307 audiences[2043] 观众(57%)，听众(36%)，读者(4%)，倾听(1%)，拥护者(1%)，正式会见(1%) n.观众；听众；读者；接见；正式会见；拜会

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