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average n.平均数；平均水平adj.平均的；一般的；通常的v.取平均值；达到平均水平 (1) 4,6, 8的平均数是6。(2) 温度低于此时的年平均温度。(3) 本班男生的平均年龄是十五岁。(4) 汤姆的功课是中上等水平。(5) 他是个普通人, 并没有什么异乎常人的地方。(6) 如果你将4，6和11平均，你即得7。(7) 膳食平均每人5英镑。 Average can describe what's true most of the time, as in, “The average rainfall in Seattle is fifty-two inches.” It can also be used in a mathematical and more precise way. On his English tests, Dylan received grades of 92%, 85% and 94%. His average grade was 90%, or the sum of the test scores divided by the number of tests taken.

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英 ['ævərɪdʒ] 美 ['ævərɪdʒ] (1) The average of 4,6 and 8 is 6.(2) Temperatures are below average for the time of year.(3) The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen.(4) Tom's work at school is above the average.(5) He is an average man, there's nothing special about him.(6) If you average 4, 6 and 11,you get 7 .(7) Meals average out at 5 per head. If something is average, it's ordinary and not very special. You might say a movie was average if you thought it was just okay. 1[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。2[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。3[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。4[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5[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。averagelyMost 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。6[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7[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。8[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。9  law of averages→see: law； 相关词组：average out

英语单词	average
英美音标	英 ['ævərɪdʒ] 美 ['ævərɪdʒ]
中文释义	n.平均数；平均水平 adj.平均的；一般的；通常的 v.取平均值；达到平均水平
英语例句	(1) The average of 4,6 and 8 is 6. (2) Temperatures are below average for the time of year. (3) The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen. (4) Tom's work at school is above the average. (5) He is an average man, there's nothing special about him. (6) If you average 4, 6 and 11,you get 7 . (7) Meals average out at 5 per head.
中文例句	(1) 4,6, 8的平均数是6。 (2) 温度低于此时的年平均温度。 (3) 本班男生的平均年龄是十五岁。 (4) 汤姆的功课是中上等水平。 (5) 他是个普通人, 并没有什么异乎常人的地方。 (6) 如果你将4，6和11平均，你即得7。 (7) 膳食平均每人5英镑。
vocabulary简明	If something is average, it's ordinary and not very special. You might say a movie was average if you thought it was just okay.
vocabulary扩展	Average can describe what's true most of the time, as in, “The average rainfall in Seattle is fifty-two inches.” It can also be used in a mathematical and more precise way. On his English tests, Dylan received grades of 92%, 85% and 94%. His average grade was 90%, or the sum of the test scores divided by the number of tests taken.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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 5 [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。 averagely 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。 6 [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 7 [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。 8 [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。 9 law of averages→see: law ；相关词组： average out

Average Number Amount N Age True Adjective N Sing