audience

noun

1. a conference (usually with someone important)

e.g. he had a consultation with the judge
he requested an audience with the king

Synonym: consultationinterview

2. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

e.g. the audience applauded
someone in the audience began to cough

3. the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment

e.g. every artist needs an audience
the broadcast reached an audience of millions

4. an opportunity to state your case and be heard

e.g. they condemned him without a hearing
he saw that he had lost his audience

Synonym: hearing

1. 观众；听众
The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.

e.g. The entire audience broke into loud applause...
全场观众爆发出热烈的掌声。
e.g. 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. （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.

e.g. 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. 读者
The audience of a writer or artist is the people who read their books or look at their work.

e.g. 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。
e.g. She began to find a receptive audience for her work.
她开始为作品寻找知音。

4. （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.

e.g. 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。

1. 对象：国内外的教育研究者普遍认为,一个规范的学习目标应该包括四个要素:对象(audience)、行为(behaviour)、条件(condition)和标准 (degree),简称ABCD法.