關(guān)于audience的用法及解釋

　　audience的用法在英語(yǔ)中是比較常見(jiàn)的一個(gè)單詞,也是容易混淆的知識(shí)點(diǎn)之一,它的用法有很多，也很容易混淆。接下來(lái)小編在這里給大家?guī)?lái)audience的用法，我們一起來(lái)看看吧!

　　audience的用法

　　1. 表示“聽(tīng)眾”、“觀眾”,是集合名詞,用作主語(yǔ)時(shí),其謂語(yǔ)可用單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)。如:

　　The audience is [are]listening attentively. 聽(tīng)眾都在聚精會(huì)神地聽(tīng)著。

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

　　有時(shí)由于語(yǔ)義的需要,分別用單數(shù)或復(fù)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(diǎn)前都入座。

　　2. 形容聽(tīng)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(lè)演奏會(huì)上有大量青年聽(tīng)眾。

　　Her lecture had a crowded audience. 她的演講擠滿了聽(tīng)眾。

　　The speaker had a small but attentive audience. 這位演講者的聽(tīng)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(shí)可用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如:

　　The audiences were enormous. 聽(tīng)眾特別多。

　　He addressed audiences all over the country. 他向全國(guó)各地的聽(tīng)眾作地演講。

　　4. audience 有時(shí)可表示“讀者”。如:

　　That book has a large audience. 那本書(shū)有廣大的讀者。

　　audience的相關(guān)解釋

　　n. 觀眾;讀者;接見(jiàn);聽(tīng)眾

　　audience的例句

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

　　我的觀眾當(dāng)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(shí)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(huì)出來(lái)調(diào)動(dòng)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(jié)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(zhì)疑各自的信仰。