plural averages
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]
[count]
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 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
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
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