au·di·tion

noun

/ɔːˈdɪʃn/

a short performance given by an actor, a singer, etc., so that somebody can decide whether they are suitable to act in a play, sing in a concert, etc.（拟进行表演者的）试演，试唱，试音
- Auditions will be held from 9–12 on Friday.试镜将于周五 9 点至 12 点举行。
- She had an audition for drama school.她参加了戏剧学校的试镜。
Wordfinder
- actor
- audition
- body double
- cameo
- cast
- play
- role
- star
- stuntman
- understudy
Extra Examples
- We're holding auditions for new actors.我们在为挑选新演员而进行试演。
- an audition with the Royal Ballet在皇家芭蕾舞团进行的试演
- I had a letter four days later to say I had passed the audition.四天后我收到一封信，说我已经通过了试镜。
- She had an audition for a small part in a soap opera.她参加了肥皂剧中一个小角色的试镜。
- You need to choose your audition piece carefully.您需要仔细选择试听曲目。
Topics Musicc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ballet
- singing
- band
- …
verb + audition
- do
- get
- go for
- …
audition + noun
- tape
preposition
- audition for
- audition with
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘power of hearing or listening’): from Latin auditio(n-), from audire ‘hear’. The current sense of the noun dates from the late 19th cent.

au·di·tion

verb

/ɔːˈdɪʃn/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they audition	/ɔːˈdɪʃn/ /ɔːˈdɪʃn/
he / she / it auditions	/ɔːˈdɪʃnz/ /ɔːˈdɪʃnz/
past simple auditioned	/ɔːˈdɪʃnd/ /ɔːˈdɪʃnd/
past participle auditioned	/ɔːˈdɪʃnd/ /ɔːˈdɪʃnd/
-ing form auditioning	/ɔːˈdɪʃənɪŋ/ /ɔːˈdɪʃənɪŋ/

[intransitive] audition (for something) to take part in an audition试演；试唱；试音
- She was auditioning for the role of Lady Macbeth.她试演了麦克白夫人的角色。
- Hundreds of people auditioned.数百人试镜。
- I auditioned and was given the part.我试演后得到了那个角色。
Topics Musicc2
[transitive] audition somebody (for something) to watch, listen to and judge somebody at an audition对（某人）面试；让（某人）试演（或试唱、试音）
- We auditioned over 200 children for the part.我们为这个角色面试了 200 多名儿童。
- We auditioned several excellent musicians.我们试镜了几位优秀的音乐家。
Topics Musicc2, Film and theatrec2

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘power of hearing or listening’): from Latin auditio(n-), from audire ‘hear’. The current sense of the noun dates from the late 19th cent.