1 [with.sop] all the people who are watching or listening to a play, concert, speech, the television, etc 观众;听众:
The audience was/were wild with excitement.观众兴奋若狂。There were only about 200 people in the audience.观众只有200人左右。
2 a formal meeting with a very important person 谒见,晋见,拜会(重要人物):
He was granted an audience with the President.他获准拜会总统。
audience/ˋɔdIəns; ˈɔːdiəns/n [C also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词]1 the people who watch or listen to a performance 听众﹔观众: One member of the audience described the opera as boring. 有一名观众说这部歌剧很无趣。The audience were (=each member was) clapping and cheering. 观众鼓掌喝彩。see box at见 THEATRE 方框2 BrE the people who watch a particular television programme, read a particular book or magazine etc【英】〔某个电视节目的〕观众﹔〔某本书或杂志的〕读者: The show attracts a regular audience of 20 million viewers. 这个节目吸引了 2000 万固定观众收看。a new magazine aimed at a teenage audience 针对青少年读者的一本新杂志3 a formal meeting with someone who is very important 正式拜会﹐谒见: +with an audience with the Pope 谒见教皇