词组 | bums-on-seats |
释义 | bums-on-seats noun a theatrical audience seen as a source of income UK, 1982bums on seatsslang An audience in attendance. Primarily heard in Australia, Canada. Ticket sales are down because this team doesn't play well enough to put bums on seats. bums on seatsBRITISH, INFORMAL orbutts on seatsAMERICAN, INFORMALIf a performer or performance puts bums on seats, they attract large audiences. He's always been like that and will never change. That's why he gets bums on seats — he's a showman. They will pay the person who gets butts in seats and Julia Roberts does. Note: In British English, `bum' is an informal word for `bottom'. `Butt' is an informal American word for `bottom'. bums on seatsthe audience at a theatre, cinema, or other entertainment, viewed as a source of income. informalbums on ˈseats(British English, informal) used to refer to the number of people who attend a show, talk, etc., especially when emphasizing the need or desire to attract a large number: They’re not bothered about attracting the right audience — they just want bums on seats. |
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