单词 | average |
释义 | average (adjective) average (verb) average 7 ENTRIES FOUND: average (noun) average (adjective) average (verb) batting average (noun) Dow Jones Industrial Average (noun) grade point average (noun) law (noun) 1 average /ˈævrɪʤ/ noun plural averages 1 average /ˈævrɪʤ/ noun plural averages Learner's definition of AVERAGE 1 : a number that is calculated by adding quantities together and then dividing the total by the number of quantities平均数 [count] The average of 16, 8, and 6 is 10.16、8和6的平均数是10。 Take all these temperatures and find their average.把这些温度都测一下,算出它们的平均数。 An average of 2,000 people attended the show each night.平均每晚有2000人观看了这场演出。 [noncount] Prices have increased on average about eight percent.价格平均增长百分之八。 On average, women live longer than men.女性平均比男性寿命长。 (US) He saves on the average about five percent of his income.他平均把收入的百分之五存起来。 — see also grade point average, the law of averages at law 2 : a level that is typical of a group, class, or series : a middle point between extremes平均水平 [noncount] His work has been better/worse than average. = His work has been above/below average.他的工作表现一直高于/低于平均水平。 [count] His work has been above the average.他的工作表现一直高于平均水平。 3 [count] baseball : batting average 2 average /ˈævrɪʤ/ adjective 2 average /ˈævrɪʤ/ adjective Learner's definition of AVERAGE 1 : calculated by adding quantities together and then dividing by the number of quantities平均的 Take all these temperatures and find the average temperature.把这些温度都测一下,并算出平均温度。 The investment had a higher average return.这项投资有较高的平均回报。 The average age of the company's employees is 36.这家公司的员工平均年龄是36岁。 2 : ordinary or usual普通的;一般的;平常的 The average woman lives longer than the average man.普通女性比普通男性寿命长。 Do you know what the average person earns?你知道一般人挣多少钱吗? an average day普通的一天 the average American family/home buyer普通的美国家庭/住房购买者 — often used informally with your常与your连用,非正式用法 He's just your average guy. [=he is a typical or ordinary guy]他只是个普通人。 It wasn't your average snowstorm. [=it was worse than an ordinary snowstorm]这不是一场普通的暴风雪。 He's not your average salesman. [=he is unusual]他可不是一般的销售人员。 3 a : not unusually large or small不大不小的;中等的 Sales were about average for the industry on the whole.销售额大约达到了整个行业的中等水平。 b : not unusually good or bad不好不坏的;一般的 Average grades are not good enough to get you into graduate school.成绩平平就无法考取研究生。 She was an average student.她是一名中等生。 She thought the performance was just average.她觉得这场演出的水平一般。 3 average /ˈævrɪʤ/ verb averages; averaged; averaging 3 average /ˈævrɪʤ/ verb averages; averaged; averaging Learner's definition of AVERAGE [+ object] 1 : to have (a specified number) as an average平均为 The children in that class average four feet in height. [=the average height of the children is 4 feet]那个班级的孩子们平均身高是四英尺。 Her daily commute averages 40 minutes. [=the average length of her daily commute is 40 minutes]她每天的上下班通勤平均要花40分钟。 We average six calls a day. [=we get six calls a day on average]我们平均一天接听六个电话。 2 : to calculate the average of (something)计算平均值 The teacher averaged the students' grades.老师计算了学生的平均分数。 What figure do you get when you average the amount of rainfall for the last three months?算一下最近三个月的降雨量的平均值,得出什么结果? average out [phrasal verb] 1 : to produce a result that is even and balanced when looked at over a period of time达到平均数;达到平衡状态 The irregularities averaged out over the course of the study.整个研究过程中,不规则呈均衡分布。 Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. It all averages out [=evens out] in the end.你有时赢,有时输。最终会扯平。 2 average out to (something) : to be equal to (a specified average amount) over a period of time平均值为 The gain averaged out to 20 percent.利润平均为20%。 |
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