Word · Frequency #1527
average
求…的平均值；算出平均数
to calculate the average of something, especially the arithmetic mean
- 1.
To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.
计算...的平均值,尤指算术平均值。
- 2.
Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
在一段时间内或群体中,平均为。
- 3.
To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.
按给定比例分配。
- 4.
To be, generally or on average.
一般为,或平均为。
平均为；平均达到；一般为；按比例分配；分摊；计算...的平均值,尤指算术平均值。；在一段时间内或群体中,平均为。；按给定比例分配。
In use
The student averages 90% on his exams.
This car averages 30 miles per gallon.
I average about eight hours of sleep a night.
Verb forms
base average · third person averages · -ing averaging · past averaged · past participle averaged
规则动词：加-ed/-ing
Connections
Collocations
- average out
- 最终达到平均值；扯平
- The highs and lows average out over time.高峰和低谷随着时间推移会扯平。
- average the scores
- 计算平均分
- Average the scores from the three judges.把三位评委的分数取平均值。
- average over
- 对…求平均值
- We averaged the measurements over the whole month.我们把整个月的测量值取平均。
- average 5 hours a day
- 平均每天五小时
- She averages 5 hours a day on homework.她平均每天花五个小时做作业。
- average the cost among
- 在…之间分摊费用
- We averaged the cost among the four roommates.我们把费用在四个室友之间分摊。
- average about
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆画面：把一堆苹果平均分给几个朋友，每人分到的数量就是average（平均数）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：统计报告、学术写作、新闻报道 该词用作动词时通常属于中性语体，多用于数据统计、学术或新闻报道中；日常口语中不算生硬，但表达“平均为”时也常见名词或形容词用法。实际使用可根据场合选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word exactly rhymes with average, because its stressed vowel is the first-syllable /æ/. The words beverage, coverage, and leverage share the spelling -erage and the unstressed final /ɚɪdʒ/ sound, but their stressed vowels differ. Courage, village, and manage have the same final -age /ɪdʒ/ spelling and sound, yet they do not rhyme with average. Watch out for lookalikes like avenge /əˈvendʒ/ and avarice /ˈævərɪs/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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