Tra từ average - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

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2 things and people

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- the number you get when you add two or more figures together and then divide the total by the number of figures you added: average; adjective: average
The average of 6, 7 and 8 is 7. ◎ the average age of people who buy cigarettes
- to say that a number is an average of other numbers, you say on average
A tour guide earns about ※£5 an hour on average, depending on the weather and the number of tourists.
- to do, get, etc a certain number as an average: average sth
My car averages 40 miles to the gallon.
- (used about an amount) to result in an average: average out (at sth)
The bill should average out at about ※£6 each.

2 things and people
- of a size or amount that is neither very large nor very small: average(-sized), medium(-sized)
an average-sized person ◎ 'What were the crowds like?' 'About average for the time of year.' ◎ 'Is she big or small?' 'I'd say medium.'
- quite good but not very good: fair, average
Her work has been fair/average over the last year.
- better/worse than the normal level: above/below average
His performance in the exams has been below average.
- normal or typical; not special or unusual or different from others: average, ordinary
He's a fairly average kind of guy. ◎ to be of average intelligence/weight/height ◎ an average student. ◎ an ordinary person
※ being normal or typical USUAL