audience

noun

/ˈɔːdiəns/

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[countable + singular or plural verb] the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, somebody speaking, etc.)
- The audience was/were clapping for 10 minutes.
- The museum is trying to attract a wider audience.
- The debate was televised in front of a live audience.
- an audience of 10 000
- Audience members voted on their favorite presentations.
- We encourage audience participation during our show.
Wordfinder
- audience
- auditorium
- concert
- interval
- microphone
- perform
- programme
- soloist
- support
- venue
Extra Examples
- He prefers playing to live audiences.
- He sought a private audience with the Queen.
- He was trying to convince his audience of his seriousness.
- His core audience is over the age of 35.
- Most movies are designed to appeal to a mainstream audience.
- She regales her audience with funny stories.
- She sought a private audience with the Japanese emperor.
- Some scenes in the movie risk alienating a female audience.
- Such a well-known politician should draw a big audience.
- The Pope granted him an audience.
- The audience cheered loudly.
- The audience roared with laughter.
- The audience was visibly moved.
- The film has thrilled audiences throughout the country.
- These artists remain relatively unknown to Western audiences.
- We want to reach a target audience that's younger in age.
- We want to reach a younger target audience.
- Cinema audiences would be more accepting of this sort of advertising.
- The Pope granted her a private audience.
- We played in front of a capacity audience of 15 000.
Topics Musica2, Film and theatrea2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- capacity
- large
- …
verb + audience
- address
- perform to
- play to
- …
audience + verb
- applaud
- cheer
- clap
- …
audience + noun
- participation
- member
preposition
- before an/the audience
- in front of an/the audience
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[countable] a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read, or listen to the same thing
- TV/television/cinema/movie audiences
- Hie book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie.
- This book will appeal to a broad audience.
- She has generated a massive online audience since uploading her first clip three years ago.
- The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers.
- An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV.
- Most companies now have their own websites which address mass audiences.
- They aim to make art accessible to the widest possible audience.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- capacity
- large
- …
verb + audience
- address
- perform to
- play to
- …
audience + verb
- applaud
- cheer
- clap
- …
audience + noun
- participation
- member
preposition
- before an/the audience
- in front of an/the audience
See full entry
[countable] a formal meeting with an important person
- an audience with the Pope
Synonyms interview
interview
- interrogation
- audience
- consultation
These are all words for a meeting or occasion when somebody is asked for information, opinions or advice.
- interview a formal meeting at which somebody is asked questions, for example, to see if they are suitable for a particular job or course of study, or in order to find out their opinions about something:
  a job interview
- interrogation the process of asking somebody a lot of questions, especially in an aggressive way, in order to get information; an occasion on which this is done:
  He confessed after four days under interrogation.
- audience a formal meeting with an important person:
  The Pope granted her a private audience.
- consultation a meeting with an expert, especially a doctor, to get advice or treatment.
Patterns
- an in-depth interview/consultation
- a police interview/interrogation
- to have/request a(n) interview/audience/consultation with somebody
- to give/grant somebody a(n) interview/audience/consultation
- to carry out/conduct an interview/interrogation
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- private
verb + audience
- have
- ask for
- request
- …
preposition
- audience with
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire ‘hear’.

单词	audience
释义	audience noun /ˈɔːdiəns/ /ˈɔːdiəns/ jump to other results [countable + singular or plural verb] the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, somebody speaking, etc.) The audience was/were clapping for 10 minutes. The museum is trying to attract a wider audience. The debate was televised in front of a live audience. an audience of 10 000 Audience members voted on their favorite presentations. We encourage audience participation during our show. Wordfinder audience auditorium concert interval microphone perform programme soloist support venue Extra Examples He prefers playing to live audiences. He sought a private audience with the Queen. He was trying to convince his audience of his seriousness. His core audience is over the age of 35. Most movies are designed to appeal to a mainstream audience. She regales her audience with funny stories. She sought a private audience with the Japanese emperor. Some scenes in the movie risk alienating a female audience. Such a well-known politician should draw a big audience. The Pope granted him an audience. The audience cheered loudly. The audience roared with laughter. The audience was visibly moved. The film has thrilled audiences throughout the country. These artists remain relatively unknown to Western audiences. We want to reach a target audience that's younger in age. We want to reach a younger target audience. Cinema audiences would be more accepting of this sort of advertising. The Pope granted her a private audience. We played in front of a capacity audience of 15 000. Topics Musica2, Film and theatrea2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big capacity large … verb + audience address perform to play to … audience + verb applaud cheer clap … audience + noun participation member preposition before an/the audience in front of an/the audience See full entry [countable] a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read, or listen to the same thing TV/television/cinema/movie audiences Hie book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie. This book will appeal to a broad audience. She has generated a massive online audience since uploading her first clip three years ago. The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers. An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV. Most companies now have their own websites which address mass audiences. They aim to make art accessible to the widest possible audience. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big capacity large … verb + audience address perform to play to … audience + verb applaud cheer clap … audience + noun participation member preposition before an/the audience in front of an/the audience See full entry [countable] a formal meeting with an important person an audience with the Pope Synonyms interviewinterview interrogation audience consultation These are all words for a meeting or occasion when somebody is asked for information, opinions or advice. interview a formal meeting at which somebody is asked questions, for example, to see if they are suitable for a particular job or course of study, or in order to find out their opinions about something: a job interview interrogation the process of asking somebody a lot of questions, especially in an aggressive way, in order to get information; an occasion on which this is done: He confessed after four days under interrogation. audience a formal meeting with an important person: The Pope granted her a private audience. consultation a meeting with an expert, especially a doctor, to get advice or treatment. Patterns an in-depth interview/consultation a police interview/interrogation to have/request a(n) interview/audience/consultation with somebody to give/grant somebody a(n) interview/audience/consultation to carry out/conduct an interview/interrogation Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective private verb + audience have ask for request … preposition audience with See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire ‘hear’.
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