av·e·rage1 /ˈævərɪdʒ/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj1 COUNT/CALCULATEthe average amount is the amount you get when you add together several quantities and divide this by the total number of quantities 平均(數)的The age of the candidates ranged from 29 to 49 with an average age of 37. 候選人的年齡29歲至49歲不等,平均37歲。
The average cost of making a movie has risen by 15%. 制作一部影片的平均成本上升了15%。
Last winter was colder than average. 去年冬天比平常冷。
The cars were being sold at an average price of $11,000. 這些汽車的平均售價是1.1萬美元。
2 USUALLYan average amount or quantity is not unusually big or small 〔數量〕中等的,適中的They have an average-size front garden and a large rear garden. 他們有一個中等大小的前院和一個大後院。
of average height/build/intelligence etcHe was in his late twenties and of average height. 他年近三十,中等個頭。
3 ORDINARYhaving qualities that are typical of most people or things 平常的,普通的The average American has not even thought about next year’s election. 普通的美國人甚至還沒有想過明年的選舉。
In an average week I drive about 250 miles. 平常我每周開車約250英裏。
► see thesaurus at normal 4. GOOD/EXCELLENTneither very good nor very bad 不好不壞的,一般的