average

amount(數量)

1. B1Countable(可數名詞)Uncountable(不可數名詞)

   The result obtained by adding two or more quantities together and then dividing the total by the number of quantities.

   平均數；平均值

   • The average of the numbers 7, 12, and 20 is 13, calculated by summing them to 39 and then dividing by 3.

     將數字7、12和20相加得到39，然後除以3，平均值為13。

   • Over the past year, prices have increased by an average of 4 percent.

     過去一年，物價平均上漲了4%。

   • My income fluctuates, but I earn an average of £175 daily.

     我的收入波動不定，但我平均每天賺175英鎊。

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standard(標準)

1. B1Uncountable(不可數名詞)Singular(單數)

   A typical or usual level or standard.

   一般水準；平均標準

   • The viewership for this film was below the average for its genre.

     這部電影的收視率低於該類型的平均水平。

   • In Western Europe, a seven to eight-hour workday is about the average.

     在歐洲西部，七到八小時的工作日大約是平均水平。

   • On average, non-smokers tend to be healthier than smokers.

     平均而言，非吸煙者往往比吸煙者更健康。

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1. Transitive(及物動詞)

   To amount to a particular number as an average.

   平均為；達到平均數

   • Our office receives an average of 1,000 inquiries per month.

     我們辦公室平均每月收到1000次查詢。

   • Many doctors average 70 hours of work per week.

     許多醫生平均每週工作70小時。

   • Trainee accountants average an annual income of £32,000.

     實習會計師的平均年收入為32,000英鎊。

amount(數量)

1. B1Before noun(前置形容詞)

   Relating to or constituting an average.

   平均的

   • average wages/income/rainfall

     平均工資/收入/降雨量

   • The average age of American soldiers who served in the Vietnam War was 19.

     參與越戰的美國士兵平均年齡為19歲。

usual(通常)

1. A2

   Typical or usual; not extraordinary or special.

   普通的；一般的；中等的

   • Even the average person is much wealthier now than 40 years ago.

     即使是普通人，現在也比40年前富裕得多。

   • A student with average academic ability.

     一個學術能力普通的學生。

   • The food there was quite average.

     那裏的食物相當一般。