spectator
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spec·ta·tor /spekˈteɪtə $ ˈspekteɪtər/ ●●○ noun [countable] DSDLsomeone who is watching an event or game 〔活动或体育比赛的〕观看者，观众 → audience The match attracted over 40,000 spectators. 这场比赛吸引了四万多名观众。
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spectator• Over 30,000 spectators turned out for the women's basketball match against Zaire.• The game was watched by over 50,000 spectators.• Once again, 2,200 spectators jumped to their feet.• Spectators cheered and clapped as the ship came into the harbor.• I'm not playing myself, I'm just a spectator.• And spectators cheered as the couple walked arm in arm from Winchester cathedral.• Giants planners have claimed that a preponderance of ballpark spectators will use transit or walk.• There are no facilities for spectators at the pool.• Someone was juggling in the street, and a small group of spectators had gathered to watch.• There was a great cheer from the spectators.• At Caen Musgrave went to a regatta, where seven thousand spectators lined the dockside.• The jury ran a gantlet through spectators to get in the courthouse.• There were few visiting spectators and there was no singing or chanting.• Many people were killed; four white spectators were unintentionally killed by stray bullets.nThe SpectatorSpectator, The na magazine which contains articles about politics, important events, and the arts, and which is known for the high quality of its writing. There are separate British and US magazines called The Spectator. The magazine was started in the UK in 1711, by Joseph addison and Sir Richard steele.Origin spectator (1500-1600) Latin spectare “to watch”, from specere “to look (at)”spec·ta·tor nounSpectator, TheLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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spectator
spec‧ta‧tor /spekˈteɪtə $ ˈspekteɪtər/
noun [countable]
The match attracted over 40,000 spectators.
■ someone who watches something
▪spectator someone who watches an event, especially a sports event: There were 4,500 spectators at the game. | a crowd of spectators
▪viewer someone who watches television: Millions of television viewers listened to the President’s speech. | programmes for younger viewers
▪audience the people who watch a play or performance, or the people who watch a particular television programme: The audience roared with laughter and clapped. | It attracted a television audience of seven million.
▪onlooker someone who watches something happening without being involved in it, especially in the street: A man was standing on the roof, watched by a crowd of onlookers below.
▪observer someone who watches and pays attention to particular situations and events, because they are interested in them, or it is their job: She was a shrewd observer of human nature. | a political observer who writes for The Independent newspaper | The United Nations has sent military observers to the Sudan.
spec‧ta‧tor /spekˈteɪtə $ ˈspekteɪtər/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: spectare 'to watch', from specere 'to look (at)'
someone who is watching an event or game ⇨ audience:Language: Latin
Origin: spectare 'to watch', from specere 'to look (at)'
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Spectator
Spectator, The
a magazine which contains articles about politics, important events, and the ARTS, and which is known for the high quality of its writing. There are separate British and US magazines called The Spectator. The magazine was started in the UK in 1711, by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele.
Spectator, The
a magazine which contains articles about politics, important events, and the ARTS, and which is known for the high quality of its writing. There are separate British and US magazines called The Spectator. The magazine was started in the UK in 1711, by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele.