average
adj
noun
verb
ˈævərɪdʒ
adj
1
the
average
amount
is
the
amount
you
get
when
you
add
together
several
quantities
and
divide
this
by
the
total
number
of
quantities
平均（数）的
The
age
of
the
candidates
ranged
from
29
to
49
with
an
average
age
of
37.
候选人的年龄 29 岁至 49 岁不等，平均 37 岁。
The
average
cost
of
making
a
movie
has
risen
by
15%.
制作一部影片的平均成本上升了15%。
Last
winter
was
colder
than
average.
去年冬天比平常冷。
The
cars
were
being
sold
at
an
average
price
of
$11000.
这批汽车的平均售价是 1 万美元。
2
an
average
amount
or
quantity
is
not
unusually
big,
or
small
〔数量〕中等的，适中的
They
have
an
average-size
front
garden
and
a
large
rear
garden.
他们的前院中等大小，后院大。
of
average
height/build/intelligence
etc
He
was
in
his
late
twenties
and
of
average
height.
他年近三十，中等个头。
3
having
qualities
that
are
typical
of
most
people
or
things
平常的，普通的
The
average
American
has
not
even
thought
about
next
year’s
election.
普通的美国人甚至还没有想过来年的选举。
In
an
average
week
I
drive
about
250
miles.
平常我每周开车约 250 英里。
4
neither
very
good
nor
very
bad
不好不坏的，一般的
noun
5
the
amount
calculated
by
adding
together
several
quantities,
and
then
dividing
this
amount
by
the
total
number
of
quantities
平均数
C
[+
of
]
The
average
of
3,
8
and
10
is
7.
3, 8,10 的平均数为 7。
Each
person
raised
an
average
of
£60
to
plant
an
acre
of
trees.
平均每个人筹集 60 英镑来种一英亩的树。
The
December
figures
brought
the
annual
average
for
2001
up
to
10.6
per
cent.
12 月份的数据将 2001 年的年平均水平提升到 10.6%。
6
on 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
平均来看
On
average,
men
still
earn
more
than
women.
平均来看，男性仍比女性挣得多。
Nearly
80%
of
Swiss
citizens
on
average
turn
out
to
vote.
平均有近 80% 的瑞士公民参加投票。
7
the
usual
level
or
amount
for
most
people
or
things
平均水平
C,U
Streets
in
the
town
centre
are
wider
than
the
average.
市中心的街道比一般的要宽阔。
above/below
average
The
school’s
eighth-graders
are
above
average
in
science.
该校八年级学生的自然科学水平高于平均水平。
The
murder
rate
in
the
city
has
risen
to
four
times
the
national
average
.
这座城市的凶杀案发案率已升至全国平均水平的四倍。
verb
8
to
usually
do
something
or
usually
happen
a
particular
number
of
times,
or
to
usually
be
a
particular
size
or
amount
平均为
The
water
in
the
lake
is
not
particularly
deep,
averaging
about
12
metres.
湖水不是很深，平均约为 12 米。
The
airport
averages
about
a
thousand
flights
a
month.
那座机场每月平均约有一千架次航班。
Inflation
averaged
just
under
2.8%
per
year.
通货膨胀每年平均在 2.8% 以下一点。
9
to
calculate
the
average
of
figures
算出某事物的平均数
The
rate
of
growth
was
averaged
over
a
period
of
three
years.
这个增长率是按三年时间平均算出来的。
10
if
something
averages
out
at
a
particular
figure,
it
has
that
figure
as
an
average
over
a
period
of
time
平均为
[+
at
]
Training
costs
for
last
year
averaged
out
at
£5,100
per
trainee.
去年每个培训生的培训费平均为 5100 英镑。
The
government’s
share
of
the
cost
was
intended
to
average
out
at
25%.
政府分担的成本计划为平均 25%。
11
average sth out
↔
to
calculate
the
average
of
something
算出某物的平均数
I
averaged
out
the
total
increase
at
about
10%.
我算出总增长平均为 10% 左右。