nounOhP中文字网
一. an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usualOhP中文字网
e.g. he is about average in height
the snowfall this month is below averageOhP中文字网
二. a statistic describing the location of a distributionOhP中文字网
e.g. it set the norm for American homesOhP中文字网
Synonym: normOhP中文字网
三. (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunitiesOhP中文字网
verbOhP中文字网
一. compute the average ofOhP中文字网
Synonym: average outOhP中文字网
二. achieve or reach on averageOhP中文字网
e.g. He averaged a COhP中文字网
三. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gainOhP中文字网
e.g. The number of hours I work per work averages out to 四零OhP中文字网
Synonym: average outOhP中文字网
adjOhP中文字网
一. lacking special distinction, rank, or status
commonly encounteredOhP中文字网
e.g. average people
the ordinary (or common) man in the streetOhP中文字网
Synonym: ordinaryOhP中文字网
二. around the middle of a scale of evaluationOhP中文字网
e.g. an orange of average size
intermediate capacity
medium bombersOhP中文字网
Synonym: intermediatemediumOhP中文字网
三. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected valueOhP中文字网
e.g. the average income in New England is below that of the nation
of average height for his age
the mean annual rainfallOhP中文字网
Synonym: mean(a)OhP中文字网
四. relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)OhP中文字网
e.g. the median value of 一七, 二零, and 三六 is 二零
the median income for the year was $一五,零零零OhP中文字网
Synonym: median(a)OhP中文字网
五. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distributionOhP中文字网
e.g. the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 三零OhP中文字网
Synonym: modal(a)OhP中文字网
六. lacking exceptional quality or abilityOhP中文字网
e.g. a novel of average merit
only a fair performance of the sonata
in fair health
the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
the performance was middling at bestOhP中文字网
Synonym: fairmediocremiddlingOhP中文字网