1.audience的基本意思是“观众,听众”。当视其为一个群体而强调整体时,谓语动词要用单数; 但如果强调每个人相对的独立性时,谓语动词就要用复数形式。audience有时引申可指代场所,表示“观众席”; 也可作“与统治者〔要人〕的正式会见”“谒见”解,此时是可数名词; 还可作“爱好者,支持者”“读者,读者大众”解。
2.audience用于贬义时,用it或its代指; 没有贬义时,则往往用they, them或their代指。
3.audience前可用形容词large, small, big, huge等词来修饰,以表达听〔观〕众的多少。

The audience has expressed its approval.观众已经认可。
The audiences are requested to be their seats by 7：25.要求观众在7：25入座。
Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
His book reached an even wider audience when it was filmed for television.他的书拍成电视以后,使读者范围扩大到观众了。
They request an audience with the Queen.他们请求谒见女皇。
Each style or form has its own audience.每一种格调或形式各有其拥护者。
The representatives were given an audience at the meeting.会议上给了代表们发表意见的机会。
The audience isn't thinking, it's yelling its head off.观众不假思索,嘶声叫喊。
The audience as mined, their claim's broader than race.观众形形色色,他们的要求千奇百怪。
She felt nervous at having to sing before such a large audience.为这么多听众演唱,她感到很紧张。

［词源］＜拉丁语audientia(听)