關于audience的用法及解釋

　　audience的用法在英語中是比較常見的一個單詞,也是容易混淆的知識點之一,它的用法有很多，也很容易混淆。接下來小編在這里給大家?guī)韆udience的用法，我們一起來看看吧!

　　audience的用法

　　1. 表示“聽眾”、“觀眾”,是集合名詞,用作主語時,其謂語可用單數(shù)或復數(shù)。如:

　　The audience is [are]listening attentively. 聽眾都在聚精會神地聽著。

　　The audience was [were] enjoying every minute of the performance. 觀眾對演出非常欣賞。

　　有時由于語義的需要,分別用單數(shù)或復數(shù)更合適。如:

　　The audience was enormous. 觀眾人很多。

　　The audience are requested to be in their seats by 8:00. 觀眾要在八點前都入座。

　　2. 形容聽眾人數(shù)之多或少,通常用 large, small, crowded, thin等形容詞修飾audience。如:

　　There was a large audience of young people at the pop concert. 流行音樂演奏會上有大量青年聽眾。

　　Her lecture had a crowded audience. 她的演講擠滿了聽眾。

　　The speaker had a small but attentive audience. 這位演講者的聽眾不多,但很專心。

　　要在那么多觀眾面前唱歌她感到很緊張。

　　正:She felt nervous at having to sing before so large an audience [such a large audience].

　　誤:She felt nervous at having to sing before so many audience.

　　3. audience 雖為集合名詞,但有時可用復數(shù)形式。如:

　　The audiences were enormous. 聽眾特別多。

　　He addressed audiences all over the country. 他向全國各地的聽眾作地演講。

　　4. audience 有時可表示“讀者”。如:

　　That book has a large audience. 那本書有廣大的讀者。

　　audience的相關解釋

　　n. 觀眾;讀者;接見;聽眾

　　audience的例句

　　1. My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.

　　我的觀眾當然不是街上的平頭百姓。

　　2. The offending comment was in fact a heckle from an audience member.

　　這番冒犯性的話實際上是一名觀眾的詰難。

　　3. They would always come out and warm up the audience.

　　他們總是會出來調動觀眾情緒。

　　4. Say's writings reached a wide audience during his lifetime.

　　在塞伊有生之年，他的作品擁有大量的讀者。

　　5. After the show, the audience deserts the Blackpool streets.

　　演出結束后，觀眾從布萊克浦的大街上消失了蹤跡。

　　6. Weber is challenging his audience to question their own beliefs.

　　韋伯正要求觀眾們反思質疑各自的信仰。