average

average 基本解释

adj.  平均的; 典型的; 正常的; 普通的; 平常的; 一般的
n.  平均数; 平均水平; 一般水准
v.  平均为; 计算出…的平均数

average 词性变化

复数：averages现在分词：averaging过去式：averaged过去分词：averaged第三人称单数：averages

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average 词组短语

• statistical average
• average cost
• average deviation
• average error
• average life
• average method
• average number
• average sample number
• average value
• ensemble average

average 详细解释

adj.

1. 平均的
   calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts
   1. an average rate/cost/price
      平均费率 / 成本 / 价格
   2. Average earnings are around £20 000 per annum.
      年平均收入约为2万英镑。
   3. at an average speed of 100 miles per hour
      以平均每小时100英里的速度
2. 典型的；正常的
   typical or normal
   1. 40 hours is a fairly average working week for most people.
      对大多数人来说，一周工作40小时是相当正常的。
   2. children of above/below average intelligence
      高于 / 低于一般智力的儿童
   3. £20 for dinner is about average.
      花20英镑吃正餐算是价格一般。
3. 普通的；平常的；一般的
   ordinary; not special
   1. I was just an average sort of student.
      我只是一个普通的学生。

noun

1. 平均数
   the result of adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts
   1. The average of 4, 5 and 9 is 6.
      4、5、9三个数的平均数是6。
   2. Parents spend an average of $220 a year on toys.
      父母为孩子买玩具的花费每年平均为220元。
   3. If I get an A on this essay, that will bring my average (= average mark/grade) up to a B+.
      如果我的这篇论文得A，我的平均成绩就会提高到B+。
2. 平均水平；一般水准
   a level which is usual
   1. Temperatures are above/below average for the time of year.
      温度高于 / 低于此时的年平均温度。
   2. 400 people a year die of this disease on average .
      平均每年有400人死于这种疾病。
   3. Class sizes in the school are below the national average .
      这所学校班上的人数少于全国平均数。

verb

1. 平均为
   to be equal to a particular amount as an average
   1. Economic growth is expected to average 2% next year.
      明年经济增长预计平均可达2%。
   2. Drivers in London can expect to average about 12 miles per hour (= to have that as their average speed) .
      估计伦敦的驾车者平均时速为12英里。
2. 计算出…的平均数
   to calculate the average of sth
   1. Earnings are averaged over the whole period.
      所计算的是整个时期的平均收入。

average 同义词辨析

  averagemedianmedium【导航词义：中间的，中等的】

  average adj. 中等的，适中的

〔辨析〕通常用于数量。

  median adj. 中间的

〔辨析〕指处于中间位置的或在一组数值中居中的。

  medium adj. 中等的

〔辨析〕通常用于大小、水平、数量等。

average 短语动词

average 短语用例

average out (at sth)

1. 平均数为
   to result in an average amount over a period of time or when several things are considered
   1. an average rate/cost/price
      平均费率 / 成本 / 价格
   2. Average earnings are around £20 000 per annum.
      年平均收入约为2万英镑。
   3. at an average speed of 100 miles per hour
      以平均每小时100英里的速度

average sth↔out (at sth)

1. 计算出…的平均数
   to calculate the average of sth
   1. I was just an average sort of student.
      我只是一个普通的学生。

average 习惯用语

n.

the law of averages

• 平均律
  the principle that one thing will happen as often as another if you try enough times
  1. Keep applying and by the law of averages you'll get a job sooner or later.
     继续申请吧，根据平均律你迟早会找到工作的。

average 双语例句

1. 1、 Victoria Falls has had above average levels of rainfall this year
   维多利亚瀑布今年的降雨量超过了平均水平。
2. 2、 Take the average of those ratios and multiply by a hundred.
   算出那些比率的平均值再乘以100。
3. 3、 It takes an average of ten weeks for a house sale to be completed.
   售出一幢房子平均需要10周的时间。
4. 4、 Packaging is about a third of what is found in an average British dustbin.
   英国垃圾桶里平均约有1/3是产品包装。
5. 5、 Most areas suffered more rain than usual, with Northern Ireland getting double the average for the month.
   大部分地区降雨超过通常水平，北爱尔兰地区本月的降水量则为平均值的两倍。
6. 6、 I was only average academically.
   我的学习成绩一般。
7. 7、 We averaged 42 miles per hour.
   我们的平均时速是每小时42英里。
8. 8、 American shares rose, on average, by 38%
   美国股票价格平均上涨了38%。
9. 9、 On an average we would be spending £ 300 per day.
   平均下来，我们每天要花费300英镑。
10. 10、 On average, American firms remain the most productive in the world.
    总体来讲，美国公司在全球范围内还是产值最高。
11. 11、 Import duties still average 30%.
    进口税的平均水平仍然在30%。
12. 12、 The average German will enjoy 40 days 'paid holiday this year
    今年，德国人将平均享受40天的带薪假期。
13. 13、 The average pay rise equalled 1.41 times inflation.
    薪水的平均增长幅度是通货膨胀率的1.41倍。
14. 14、 The fish were counted and an average weight recorded.
    数了数鱼的数量，并把平均重量记录了下来。
15. 15、 He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent.
    他预测平均工资增幅将保持在4%左右。
16. 16、 average life expectancy went down from about 70 to 67.
    平均预期寿命从70岁左右降到了67岁。
17. 17、 The train's average speed was no better than that of our bicycles.
    火车的平均速度比我们骑自行车的速度快不了多少。
18. 18、 You'll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your investments.
    你将能获得8%的平均投资收益率。
19. 19、 The average life expectancy was 40
    平均期望寿命曾是40岁。
20. 20、 There have been four years of below average rainfall.
    已经有4年降雨量低于平均值了。
21. 21、 Its profits are rising four times faster than the average company
    它的利润增长速度比一般公司快4倍。
22. 22、 average grain output per mu has reached 1300 jin.
    平均亩产量达到了1300斤。

average 英英释义

noun

1. an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
   1. he is about average in height
   2. the snowfall this month is below average

2. a statistic describing the location of a distribution
   1. it set the norm for American homes

   Synonym:    norm

3. (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

verb

1. compute the average of

   Synonym:    average out

2. achieve or reach on average
   1. He averaged a C

3. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
   1. The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40

   Synonym:    average out

adj

1. lacking special distinction, rank, or status
   1. average people
   2. the ordinary (or common) man in the street

   Synonym:    ordinary

2. around the middle of a scale of evaluation
   1. an orange of average size
   2. intermediate capacity
   3. medium bombers

   Synonym:    intermediatemedium

3. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
   1. the average income in New England is below that of the nation
   2. of average height for his age
   3. the mean annual rainfall

   Synonym:    mean(a)

4. relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
   1. the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20
   2. the median income for the year was $15,000

   Synonym:    median(a)

5. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
   1. the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30

   Synonym:    modal(a)

6. lacking exceptional quality or ability
   1. a novel of average merit
   2. only a fair performance of the sonata
   3. in fair health
   4. the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
   5. the performance was middling at best

   Synonym:    fairmediocremiddling