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averagenoun(AMOUNT)B1[CorU]theresultyou get byaddingtwo or moreamountstogether anddividingthetotalby thenumberofamounts: 平均数;平均 The average of the threenumbers7, 12, and 20 is 13, because thetotalof 7, 12, and 20 is 39, and 39dividedby 3 is 13.7,12和20这三个数的平均数是13,因为7,12和20的和是39,而39除以3是13。 Prices haverisenby an averageoffourpercentover the pastyear.物价在过去一年中上涨了4%。 My income'srathervariable, but Iearn£175 adayonaverage.我的收入很不稳定,但是平均每天挣175英镑。 - Countywide,examresultshaveimprovedby an average of eightpercent.
- Rates ofpayare above average.
- Thenumberofspectatorsatfootballmatcheswaslowerthan average lastseason.
- Thenumberofsoldierskilledthisweekis muchhigherthan theweeklyaverage.
- On average, Iearnabout one and ahalfthousandpoundsamonth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAverages - average out atsomething
- averagesomethingout
- happy medium
- law
- mean
- median
- medium
- middle
- par
- the law of averagesidiom
averagenoun(USUAL STANDARD)B1[SorU]astandardorlevelthat isconsideredto betypicalorusual: 一般水平;一般水准;平均水平 Theaudiencefigureswerelowerthan average for thissortoffilm.对于这种类型的电影而言,这样的观众人数是低于平均水平的。 InwesternEurope, a seven to eight-hourworkingdayis abouttheaverage.在西欧,一天工作7到8小时基本属于平均水平。 Onaverage,peoplewho don'tsmokearehealthierthanpeoplewho do.一般而言,不抽烟的人比抽烟的人身体健康。 Thequalityofcandidateswas(well)below/aboveaverage.这些候选人的素质(大大)低于/高于一般水平。 Iexpecttospendanaverageof$50 to $60 on amealin arestaurant.我去饭店吃饭,一般一顿饭也就想花50到60英镑。 - HismarksinEnglishhave been below average for sometimenow.
- Tickets for sucheventswillcostaround $30 on average.
- On average,peopleseemto go away onholidaytwiceayear.
- I'mafraidhislatestpieceofworkwas well below average.
- Thischocolatecakeissuperb- muchbetterthat the average.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPlain and ordinary - as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- generalized
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- rife
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- unmounted
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
See more results » toreachaparticularamountas an average: 平均数是,平均为Enquiries toourofficeaverage 1,000callsamonth.我们办公室每个月平均接到1000个询问电话。 Manydoctorsaverage(=workan average of)70hoursaweek.许多医生每周平均工作70个小时。 Traineeaccountantsaverage(=earnan average of)£32,000peryear.实习会计师平均每年收入32000英镑。 - He averaged 14strikeoutspergamelastseason.
- Ticketpricesfor theconcertaverage at $45.
- Towards the end of theseason, theteamaveraged threegoalsagame.
- The show averages aweeklyaudienceof eight million.
- Hotels in theregionareexpensive, averaging £100 anight.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAverages - average out atsomething
- averagesomethingout
- happy medium
- law
- mean
- median
- medium
- middle
- par
- the law of averagesidiom
Phrasal verbsaveragesomethingout average out average out atsomething averageadjective(AMOUNT)B1[before noun]An averagenumberis thenumberyou get byaddingtwo or moreamountstogether anddividingthetotalby thenumberofamounts: 平均的 averageearnings/income/rainfall平均工资/收入/降雨量 The averageageof the USsoldierswhofoughtin the Vietnam War was 19.参加越南战争的美国士兵平均年龄为19岁。 - The averagetemperatureworldwidehasrisenby about onedegreeFahrenheitin the past 100years.
- The averagecostof a newhousehas gone up by 5% to £76,500.
- The averagehumanlifespanin thedevelopedcountrieshasincreasedover the last hundredyears.
- The averageannualrainfallin thisregion: 750 mm.
- There will be anincreaseintaxfor thoseearninginexcessoftwicethenationalaveragewage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMedium-sized - M, m
- medium
- middle
- midi
- midsize
- mildness
- moderate
- moderately
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: averageadjective(USUAL)A2typicalandusual: 普通的;平常的;中等的;一般的 The averagepersonon thestreetis a lotbetteroff than they were 40yearsago.再普通再一般的人也要比40年前富裕多了。 astudentof averageability才智平平的学生 Thefoodwasfairlyaverage(= notexcellent,althoughnotbad).那里的食物很一般。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesgood enough but not excellent - acceptableYour essay was acceptable, but I think you could have done better.
- reasonableThey have a reasonable chance of winning.
- adequateThe law provides adequate compensation for robbery victims.
- passableI speak passable Spanish.
- will doIt's not perfect, but it'll do.
See more results » Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesbeing part of normal life and not special - ordinaryHe took ordinary household objects and transformed them into pieces of art.
- everydayComputers are now just a part of everyday life.
- quotidianWe longed for the quotidian rituals, like shopping and tea, that the end of the war would bring.
- day-to-dayDay-to-day operations of the team would be handled by the assistant coach.
- dailyI'm looking for a good daily shampoo that won't damage my hair.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesQuite good, or not very good - acceptable
- adequacy
- adequate
- adequately
- agreeable
- fair
- iffy
- impure
- indifferent
- indifferently
- kind
- pass
- patchiness
- patchy
- raggedly
- raggedness
- reasonable
- rough
- scratch
- spotty
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: (Definition ofaveragefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)average| American Dictionaryaveragenoun(USUAL STANDARD)[U]astandardorlevelthat isconsideredto betypicalorusual: Thequalityof herworkis well above average. averagenoun(AMOUNT)[C]mathematicstheresultobtainedbyaddingtwo or moreamountstogether anddividingthetotalby thenumberofamounts, or by anothertotal: I’m 35 and mybrothersare 32 and 26, so the average ofouragesis 31. In his thirdseasonon theteam, heraisedhisbattingaverage to .270. Interestratesroseon average to 10.05% inJanuary. (Definition ofaveragefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)average| Business English[C]theresultthat you get byaddingtwo or moreamountstogether anddividingthistotalby thenumberofamounts: daily/monthly/quarterly averageTrading was 297 millionshares, down from the three-monthdailyaverage of 313 millionshares. The state'sunemploymentrateremainedwell below thenationalaverageof 5.7percent. an average ofItseconomyhasgrownat anannualaverage of 3.6% for the past sevenyears. Regulators arecarefultostressthat theperformancefiguresare only averages - somecompaniesperformedbetter. [CorU]alevelorstandardthat isconsideredto betypicalfor aparticularplace,groupofpeople,typeofbusiness, etc.: above/below (the) averageOurcompanies'profitabilityis above thesectoraverage. Most of thesebusinessesmatchindustryaverages injobcreation. [U]INSURANCE→partial loss STOCK MARKETan average that isbasedon aparticulargroupofcompanies'shares, which is used torepresentchangesin thestockmarketor to show whichtypesofbusinessesare getting the mostinvestors: on average On average, only abouthalfof theconsumerswhoqualifyfor arebateactuallycollectit. See alsothe Dow Jones Averages the Dow Jones Industrial Average the Dow Jones Transportation Average free of particular average general average market average moving average particular average weighted average used todescribeanamountthat you get byaddingtwo or moreamountstogether and thendividingby thenumberofamounts: average price/cost/valuePriceriseswerestronginWales, where the averagecostof apropertyjumpedby 31.8%. average age/speed/rateThe averageageof the 'Times'readerisfairlylowat 42. Thecostofhealthinsurancehasrisenabove themeansof the averageworker. notbad, but notexcellenteither: Despite highexpectations,saleslevelslastquarterwere only average. toequalaparticularrateoramountas an average: Traffic onitsfreewebsiteaverages about 10,000visitorsamonth. tocalculatethe averageamountof something byaddingall theamountstogether and thendividingthis by thenumberofamounts: Eachquarter, themagazinepollsagroupofforecastersand averagestheirpredictionsforeconomicgrowth. (Definition ofaveragefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)Examplesofaverageaverage Moreover, the risk estimates and difference scores were separately averaged across the 14 pleasant and the 18 aversive events.From theCambridge English Corpus At some level, this averaging requires a memory for past events that lasts at least several minutes.From theCambridge English Corpus Environmental data were averaged for five crop development stages.From theCambridge English Corpus Means are shown as 5-year moving averages.From theCambridge English Corpus The results for the single selection environments were averaged.From theCambridge English Corpus Final totals and averages are taken in each column cells without an asterisk!.From theCambridge English Corpus Results of the four individual plants were averaged.From theCambridge English Corpus Egg survival averaged 99.5%, and survival to adulthood from the pupal stage was 100% regardless of host plant (excluding chilli) (fig. 3).From theCambridge English Corpus The removed reaction times were replaced by the corresponding condition averages for the participant.From theCambridge English Corpus Heterozygosities averaged over loci exceeded 50% in all populations.From theCambridge English Corpus However, the overall scores when averaged out as a class showed an increase in each of the four categories.From theCambridge English Corpus In the absence of interactions involving the sentence factor, the standard procedure has been to conduct analyses of ratings averaged across test sentences.From theCambridge English Corpus Figure 1 summarizes the averages (and standard deviations) of the gesture rate by language, for both iconic and noniconic gestures.From theCambridge English Corpus Tables 2 and 3 list the accuracy means for each condition, averaged across five independent simulations.From theCambridge English Corpus Between the atoms the interaction becomes the free energy of the representative atoms, averaging over the motion of the constituent atoms of each element.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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