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)(視為整體時(shí))或復(fù)數(shù)(視為個(gè)體時(shí))。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)(觀)眾人數(shù)之多或少,通常用 large, small, crowded, thin等形容詞(但是不能用 many)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 (thin) but attentive audience. 這位演講者的聽(tīng)眾不多(很少),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. 那本書有廣大的讀者。
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