audience
英 ['ɔːdɪəns]
美['ɔdɪəns]
	    - n. 观众;听众;读者;接见
 
英英释意
- 1. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance;
 - "the audience applauded"
 - "someone in the audience began to cough"
 
- 2. the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment;
 - "every artist needs an audience"
 - "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"
 
- 3. an opportunity to state your case and be heard;
 - "they condemned him without a hearing"
 - "he saw that he had lost his audience"
 
- 4. a conference (usually with someone important);
 - "he had a consultation with the judge"
 - "he requested an audience with the king"