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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
audience
see also CINEMA, THEATRE - a group of people who are watching and listening to a play, film or concert: audience (with singular or plural verb) The audience was/were getting bored. ◎ a large and enthusiastic audience - the part of a theatre, cinema, etc where the audience sit: auditorium - in a theatre, cinema, etc, each member of the audience has a seat Did you manage to get a good seat? - a person who goes regularly to the theatre: theatregoer (AmE theatergoer) - a person who goes regularly to the cinema: cinema-goer (AmE movie-goer) - a person who goes regularly to concerts: concert-goer - all the people who watch a television programme or listen to the radio: audience (with singular or plural verb) He reached an audience of millions. ◎ Audience figures have been very high. - a person who listens to the radio: listener - a person who watches the television: viewer ※ more on television and radio TELEVISION/RADIO - a person who watches sport: spectator - all the people who watch a sports event, for example a football match: crowd (with singular or plural verb) There was a crowd of ten thousand at last night's match. - a large sports ground with rows of seats around it: stadium - a part of the stadium where people sit and watch sport: stand How much is a seat in the stands? ※ more on sport SPORT ※ liking or not liking a performance - to hit your hands together to show that you like sth: clap (sb/sth), give* (sb/sth) a clap, applaud (sb/sth) They clapped politely when he had finished speaking. ◎ The players were applauded as they left the field. - the noise that people make when they clap: clapping (noun U), applause (noun U) The applause went on for several minutes. - a period of clapping: round of applause There was another round of applause. - when people shout during or after a performance to show that they like it, they cheer (sb/sth) - the noise that people make when they cheer: cheer, cheering (noun U) They gave her three cheers. - when people make a loud noise to show that they do not like a performance, they boo (at) (sb/sth) The speaker was booed. - the noise that people make when they boo: boo, booing (noun U) There were boos from the crowd when Barnes missed the goal. ◎ There was more booing than clapping at the end of the performance. - when people make a long 's' sound to show that they do not like a performance, they hiss (at sb/sth) - the noise that people make when they hiss: hiss, hissing (noun U) The audience greeted the performers with boos and hisses. ※ MORE ... - to shout a critical comment or question at a person who is speaking or performing in public: heckle (sb); a person who does this: heckler When the audience started heckling him, he knew he had lost their sympathy.
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