the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc.

She lectures to audiences all over the world. 她向世界各地的听众发表演讲。

The secret to public speaking is to get the audience on your side. 当众演讲的秘诀是，一定要让听众支持你的观点。

The audience was/were clearly delighted with the performance. 无疑，观众非常喜欢这场演出。

The magic show had a lot of audience participation, with people shouting things to the performers and going up on stage. 这场魔术表演有很多观众参与的内容，有的观众在台下大声应答表演者，有的则上台助阵。

the (number of) people watching or listening to a particular television or radio programme, reading a particular book, or visiting a particular website

The television company has lost a large part of its audience since it changed its programming. 该电视台调整节目后失去了大批观众。

Her latest book should appeal to a large audience (= many people will want to read it). 她的新书应会吸引大批的读者。

a formal meeting that you have with an important person

She had a private audience with the king. 她受到国王的私下召见。