average是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts -- 平均數；平均

  • The average of the three numbers 7, 12, and 20 is 13, because the total of 7, 12, and 20 is 39, and 39 divided by 3 is 13. 7、12和20這三個數的平均數是13，因為7、12和20的和是39，而39除以3是13。

  • Prices have risen by an average of four percent over the past year. 物價在過去一年中上漲了4%。

  • My income's rather variable, but I earn £175 a day on average. 我的收入很不穩定，但是平均每天賺175英鎊。

• 1 a standard or level that is considered to be typical or usual -- 一般水準；一般水準；平均水準

  • The audience figures were lower than average for this sort of film. 對於這種類型的電影而言，這樣的觀眾人數是低於平均水準的。

  • In western Europe, a seven to eight-hour working day is about the average. 在西歐，一天工作七到八小時基本是平均水準。

  • On average, people who don't smoke are healthier than people who do. 一般而言，不抽煙的人比抽煙的人身體健康。

  • The quality of candidates was (well) below/above average. 這些候選人的素質（大大）低於／高於一般水準。

  • I expect to spend an average of $50 to $60 on a meal in a restaurant. 我去餐廳吃飯，一般一頓飯也就想花50到60英鎊。

• 2 to reach a particular amount as an average -- 平均數是，平均為

  • Enquiries to our office average 1,000 calls a month. 我們辦公室每個月平均接到1000個詢問電話。

  • Many doctors average (= work an average of) 70 hours a week. 很多醫生每週平均工作70個小時。

  • Trainee accountants average (= earn an average of) £32,000 per year. 實習會計師平均每年收入32 000英鎊。

• 3 An average number is the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts. -- 平均的

  • average earnings/income/rainfall 平均工資／收入／降雨量

  • The average age of the US soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War was 19. 參加越南戰爭的美國士兵平均年齡是19歲。

• 4 typical and usual -- 普通的；平常的；中等的；一般的

  • The average person on the street is a lot better off than they were 40 years ago. 再普通再一般的人也要比40年前富裕多了。

  • a student of average ability 才智平平的學生

  • The food was fairly average (= not excellent, although not bad). 那裡的食物很一般。