[N-COUNT 可数名词]平均数；均值 An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
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。
Average is also an adjective.
The average price of goods rose by just 2.2%...
商品平均价格只上涨了2.2％。
Of America's million millionaires in 1985, the average age was 63.
1985年美国上百万的百万富翁的平均年龄是63岁。
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[N-SING 单数名词]约数；平均值 You use average to refer to a number or size that varies but is always approximately the same.
[a N of amount]
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。
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[ADJ 形容词]一般的；通常的；普通的 An average person or thing is typical or normal.
[ADJ n]
The average adult man burns 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day...
普通成年男子每天消耗的热量为1,500到2,000卡路里。
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。
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[N-SING 单数名词]正常数量；一般水平 An amount or quality that is the average is the normal amount or quality for a particular group of things or people.
[the N]
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。
Average is also an adjective.
£2.20 for a beer is average.
一杯啤酒价格通常为2.2英镑。
...a woman of average height.
一个中等身材的妇女
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]普通的；寻常的；一般的 Something that is average is neither very good nor very bad, usually when you had hoped it would be better.
I was only average academically.
我的学习成绩一般。
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Most children are not geniuses or stars. They just do averagely well...
大多数孩子既不是天才也不是明星，他们只是表现平平。
The songs are performed averagely, although the band seem to be enjoying themselves.
歌曲演唱得很一般，不过乐队好像很自我陶醉。
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[VERB 动词]（一段时间内）平均值为 To average a particular amount means to do, get, or produce that amount as an average over a period of time.
[V n]
We averaged 42 miles per hour.
我们的平均时速是每小时42英里。
...pay increases averaging 9.75%.
9.75％的工资平均增长幅度
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[PHRASE 短语]平均起来；按平均值 You say on average or on an average to indicate that a number is the average of several numbers.
[PHR with cl]
American shares rose, on average, by 38%...
美国股票价格平均上涨了38％。
On an average we would be spending £300 per day.
平均下来，我们每天要花费300英镑。
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[PHRASE 短语]基本上；大体上 If you say that something is true on average, you mean that it is generally true.
[PHR with cl]
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。
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averageaveragesaveragedaveragingadjective★1★[only before noun ]calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts 平均的◆an average rate/cost/price平均费率╱成本╱价格◆Average earnings are around £20 000 per annum.年平均收入约为 2 万英镑。◆at an average speed of 100 miles per hour以平均每小时 100 英里的速度2★typical or normal 典型的；正常的◆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。◆children of above/below averageintelligence 高于╱低于一般智力的儿童◆£20 for dinner is about average.花 20 英镑吃正餐算是价格一般。3★ordinary; not special 普通的；平常的；一般的◆I was just an average sort of student.我只是一个普通的学生。▶aver·age·ly/ˈævərɪdʒli; NAmEˈævərɪdʒli/adverb◆He was attractive and averagely intelligent.他讨人喜欢，智力一般。noun★[countable , uncountable ]1★the result of adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts 平均数◆The average of 4, 5 and 9 is 6.*4、5、9 三个数的平均数是 6。 ◆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。◆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+。☞see also
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2★a level which is usual 平均水平；一般水准◆Temperatures are above/below averagefor the time of year. 温度高于╱低于此时的年平均温度。◆400 people a year die of this disease on average.平均每年有 400 人死于这种疾病。◆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。IDIOMsee
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verb1[transitive ]averagesth [no passive ]to be equal to a particular amount as an average 平均为◆Economic growth is expected to average 2% next year.明年经济增长预计平均可达 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[transitive , intransitive ]average(sth) to calculate the average of sth 计算出…的平均数◆Earnings are averaged over the whole period.所计算的是整个时期的平均收入。PHRASAL VERBSˌaverage ˈout (at sth)to result in an average amount over a period of time or when several things are considered 平均数为◆The cost should average out at about £6 per person.费用应该是平均每人约 6 英镑。◆Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays—it seems to average out (= result in us paying the same amount).有时我付钱，有时他付钱，看来两相持平。ˌaverage sth↔ˈout (at sth)to calculate the average of sth 计算出…的平均数aver·age/ˈævərɪdʒ; NAmEˈævərɪdʒ/aver·age·ly/ˈævərɪdʒli; NAmEˈævərɪdʒli/
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1the average amount is the amount you get when you add together several quantities and divide this by the total number of quantities: The age of the candidates ranged from 29 to 49 with an average age of 37. The average cost of making a movie has risen by 15%. Last winter was colder than average. The cars were being sold at an average price of $11,000.2an average amount or quantity is not unusually big or small: They have an average-size front garden and a large rear garden.of average height/build/intelligence etc He was in his late twenties and of average height.3having qualities that are typical of most people or things: The average American has not even thought about next year’s election. In an average week I drive about 250 miles.► see thesaurus at
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1[countable] the amount calculated by adding together several quantities, and then dividing this amount by the total number of quantitiesaverage of The average of 3, 8, and 10 is 7. Each person raised an average of £60 to plant an acre of trees. The December figures brought the annual average for 2001 up to 10.6 per cent.2on average based on a calculation about how many times something usually happens, how much money someone usually gets, how often people usually do something etc: On average, men still earn more than women. Nearly 80% of Swiss citizens on average turn out to vote.3[countable, uncountable] the usual level or amount for most people or things: Streets in the town centre are wider than the average.above/below average The school’s eighth-graders are above average in science. The murder rate in the city has risen to four times the national average. → law of averages
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1[linking verb] to usually do something or usually happen a particular number of times, or to usually be a particular size or amount: The water in the lake is not particularly deep, averaging about 12 metres. The airport averages about a thousand flights a month. Inflation averaged just under 2.8% per year.2[transitive] to calculate the average of figures: The rate of growth was averaged over a period of three years.average out phrasal verb1if something averages out at a particular figure, it has that figure as an average over a period of timeaverage out at Training costs for last year averaged out at £5,100 per trainee. The government’s share of the cost was intended to average out at 25%.2 average something ↔ out to calculate the average of something: I averaged out the total increase at about 10%.
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