英语词汇“average”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

av•er•age n., adj., v., -aged, -ag•ing.
n.

Mathematics, the number that results from adding several quantities together and then dividing that total by the number of quantities that were added;
arithmetic mean:[countable]Their high-school averages were very high, usually 97 or above.
a typical, usual, or normal amount, rate, degree, level, etc.: [countable; usually singular]The people in that village lived for an average of seventy years.[uncountable]Her work is well above average.

adj.

[before a noun] of, relating to, or forming an average: The average rainfall is only six inches a year.
typical;
common;
ordinary:[before a noun]the average person.
of middle quality;
fair:got only average grades in school.

to find an average of:[~ + object]She averaged the scores of her last three tests and came up with 93.
to do, have, or get on the average:[~ + object]to average seven hours of sleep a night.
Businessaverage out, [ + out (+ to + object)]]
- to reach or show an average:My taxes average out to a third of my income. I earn different amounts each month, but it usually averages out.

Idioms

Idioms on the or an average, usually;
typically:On the average I see about ten students a day.

av•er•age n., adj., v., -aged, -ag•ing.
n.

Mathematicsa quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean:Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
a typical amount, rate, degree, etc.;
norm.
Statistics, MathematicsSee arithmetic mean.
Mathematicsa quantity intermediate to a set of quantities.
Business[Com.]
- a charge paid by the master of a ship for such services as pilotage or towage.
- an expense, partial loss, or damage to a ship or cargo.
- the incidence of such an expense or loss to the owners or their insurers.
- an equitable apportionment among all the interested parties of such an expense or loss. Cf. general average, particular average.
on the or an average, usually;
typically:She can read 50 pages an hour, on the average.

adj.

of or pertaining to an average;
estimated by average;
forming an average:The average rainfall there is 180 inches.
typical;
common;
ordinary:The average secretary couldn't handle such a workload. His grades were nothing special, only average.

v.t.

to find an average value for (a variable quantity);
reduce to a mean:We averaged the price of milk in five neighborhood stores.
(of a variable quantity) to have as its arithmetic mean:Wheat averages 56 pounds to a bushel.
to do or have on the average:He averages seven hours of sleep a night.

v.i.

to have or show an average:to average as expected.
Law average down, to purchase more of a security or commodity at a lower price to reduce the average cost of one's holdings.
Law average out:
- to come out of a security or commodity transaction with a profit or without a loss.
- to reach an average or other figure:His taxes should average out to about a fifth of his income.
Law average up, to purchase more of a security or commodity at a higher price to take advantage of a contemplated further rise in prices.

Arabic ‘awārīyah damaged merchandise), with -age replacing -ay
Old Italian avaria
Middle French avarie
earlier averay charge on goods shipped, origin, originally duty (1485–95

av′er•age•a•ble, adj.
av′er•age•ly, adv.
av′er•age•ness, n.

average /ˈævərɪdʒ; ˈævrɪdʒ/ n

the typical or normal amount, quality, degree, etc: above average in intelligence
Also called: arithmetic mean the result obtained by adding the numbers or quantities in a set and dividing the total by the number of members in the set: the average of 3, 4, and 8 is 5
(of a continuously variable ratio, such as speed) the quotient of the differences between the initial and final values of the two quantities that make up the ratio
a loss incurred or damage suffered by a ship or its cargo at sea
the equitable apportionment of such loss among the interested parties
on average, on the average, on an average ⇒ usually; typically

adj

usual or typical
mediocre or inferior: his performance was only average
constituting a numerical average: the average age, an average speed
approximately typical of a range of values: the average contents of a matchbox

(transitive) to obtain or estimate a numerical average of
(transitive) to assess the general quality of
(transitive) to perform or receive a typical number of: to average eight hours' work a day
(transitive) to divide up proportionately
(transitive) to amount to or be on average: the children averaged 15 years of age

Etymology: 15th Century averay loss arising from damage to ships or cargoes (shared equitably among all concerned, hence the modern sense), from Old Italian avaria, ultimately from Arabic awār damage, blemish

ˈaveragely adv ˈaverageness n

单词	average
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 av•er•age /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -aged, -ag•ing. n. Mathematics, the number that results from adding several quantities together and then dividing that total by the number of quantities that were added; arithmetic mean:[countable]Their high-school averages were very high, usually 97 or above. a typical, usual, or normal amount, rate, degree, level, etc.: [countable; usually singular]The people in that village lived for an average of seventy years.[uncountable]Her work is well above average. adj. [before a noun] of, relating to, or forming an average: The average rainfall is only six inches a year. typical; common; ordinary:[before a noun]the average person. of middle quality; fair:got only average grades in school. v. to find an average of:[~ + object]She averaged the scores of her last three tests and came up with 93. to do, have, or get on the average:[~ + object]to average seven hours of sleep a night. Businessaverage out, [ + out (+ to + object)]] to reach or show an average:My taxes average out to a third of my income. I earn different amounts each month, but it usually averages out. Idioms Idioms on the or an average, usually; typically:On the average I see about ten students a day. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 av•er•age (av′ər ij, av′rij),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -aged, -ag•ing. n. Mathematicsa quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean:Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester. a typical amount, rate, degree, etc.; norm. Statistics, MathematicsSee arithmetic mean. Mathematicsa quantity intermediate to a set of quantities. Business[Com.] a charge paid by the master of a ship for such services as pilotage or towage. an expense, partial loss, or damage to a ship or cargo. the incidence of such an expense or loss to the owners or their insurers. an equitable apportionment among all the interested parties of such an expense or loss. Cf. general average, particular average. on the or an average, usually; typically:She can read 50 pages an hour, on the average. adj. of or pertaining to an average; estimated by average; forming an average:The average rainfall there is 180 inches. typical; common; ordinary:The average secretary couldn't handle such a workload. His grades were nothing special, only average. v.t. to find an average value for (a variable quantity); reduce to a mean:We averaged the price of milk in five neighborhood stores. (of a variable quantity) to have as its arithmetic mean:Wheat averages 56 pounds to a bushel. to do or have on the average:He averages seven hours of sleep a night. v.i. to have or show an average:to average as expected. Law average down, to purchase more of a security or commodity at a lower price to reduce the average cost of one's holdings. Law average out: to come out of a security or commodity transaction with a profit or without a loss. to reach an average or other figure:His taxes should average out to about a fifth of his income. Law average up, to purchase more of a security or commodity at a higher price to take advantage of a contemplated further rise in prices. Arabic ‘awārīyah damaged merchandise), with -age replacing -ay Old Italian avaria Middle French avarie earlier averay charge on goods shipped, origin, originally duty (1485–95 av′er•age•a•ble, adj. av′er•age•ly, adv. av′er•age•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: average /ˈævərɪdʒ; ˈævrɪdʒ/ n the typical or normal amount, quality, degree, etc: above average in intelligence Also called: arithmetic mean the result obtained by adding the numbers or quantities in a set and dividing the total by the number of members in the set: the average of 3, 4, and 8 is 5 (of a continuously variable ratio, such as speed) the quotient of the differences between the initial and final values of the two quantities that make up the ratio a loss incurred or damage suffered by a ship or its cargo at sea the equitable apportionment of such loss among the interested parties on average, on the average, on an average ⇒ usually; typically adj usual or typical mediocre or inferior: his performance was only average constituting a numerical average: the average age, an average speed approximately typical of a range of values: the average contents of a matchbox vb (transitive) to obtain or estimate a numerical average of (transitive) to assess the general quality of (transitive) to perform or receive a typical number of: to average eight hours' work a day (transitive) to divide up proportionately (transitive) to amount to or be on average: the children averaged 15 years of age Etymology: 15th Century averay loss arising from damage to ships or cargoes (shared equitably among all concerned, hence the modern sense), from Old Italian avaria, ultimately from Arabic awār damage, blemish ˈaveragely adv ˈaverageness n
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