?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, crow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(zhuān)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。 mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-as4. audience 有時(shí)可表示“讀者”。如：That book has a large audience. 那本書(shū)有廣大的讀者。