audition
/ɔːˈdɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɔːˈdɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ȯ-ˈdi-shən/ (ame, mw) · /ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən/ (bre, ipa) · /ɑːˈdɪʃ.ən/ (ame, ipa)
audition — 名詞
1. a short piece of acting, singing, dancing, or playing that someone does so other
試鏡；試唱
為爭取角色或名額做短暫表演
a short piece of acting, singing, dancing, or playing that someone does so others can decide if they fit a role, show, or group
Leah sang two jazz songs at her audition for the hotel band.
Leah 在旅館樂團的試唱時唱了兩首爵士歌。
audition for + group
After the dance audition, twenty girls waited quietly in the hall.
舞蹈試鏡後，二十個女孩安靜地在走廊等候。
collocation: dance audition
Noah's first TV audition lasted only three minutes, but the director smiled.
Noah 第一次電視試鏡只持續三分鐘，但導演笑了。
The school held piano auditions in Room 12 after lunch.
學校午餐後在 12 號教室舉行鋼琴試鏡。
Mina missed her audition when the train stopped outside the station.
火車停在站外時，Mina 錯過了她的試鏡。
- tryout
a common informal word, especially in sports and school activities
- casting
focuses on choosing actors rather than the performer's short test itself
- screen test
narrower and mainly used for film or television work
文法句型
an audition for something
go to an audition
hold auditions
用法筆記
Often followed by for when you name the part, show, band, or school place. In music, it can cover singing or playing as well as acting.
常見錯誤
audition — 動詞
1. to give a brief performance so that people can judge whether you are right for a
試鏡；試演
參加或安排短暫表演甄選
to give a brief performance so that people can judge whether you are right for a role or place, or to ask someone to do this
Jin auditioned for the drum line before the winter parade.
冬季遊行前，Jin 去參加鼓隊甄選。
audition for + group
The theater auditioned forty children for the new musical on Saturday.
那間劇院在星期六替新音樂劇甄選了四十名孩子。
audition somebody for + show
Maria auditioned as Juliet, but her friend got the part.
Maria 試演茱麗葉，但最後是她朋友拿到角色。
More than fifty singers were auditioned in one afternoon at the city theater.
那天下午在市立劇院有五十多名歌手接受甄選。
College bands audition students in May for the autumn tour.
大學樂團會在五月甄選學生參加秋季巡演。
文法句型
audition for something
audition as somebody
audition somebody
用法筆記
The intransitive use usually takes for before the role, group, or show. In the transitive use, the subject is typically a director, school, band, or theater choosing performers.