關於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。接下來小編在這裏給大家帶來audience的用法，我們一起來看看吧!

　　audience的用法

1. 表示“聽衆”、“觀衆”,是集合名詞,用作主語時,其謂語可用單數或複數。如:

The audience is [are]listening attentively. 聽衆都在聚精會神地聽着。

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

有時由於語義的需要,分別用單數或複數更合適。如:

The audience was enormous. 觀衆人很多。

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

2. 形容聽衆人數之多或少,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衆。

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

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

要在那麼多觀衆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 雖爲集合名詞,但有時可用複數形式。如:

The audiences were enormous. 聽衆特別多。

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

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. 觀衆;讀者;接見;聽衆

　　audience的例句

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

我的觀衆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衆的詰難。

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

他們總是會出來調動觀衆情緒。

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.

演出結束後，觀衆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.

韋伯正要求觀衆們反思質疑各自的信仰。