just an average sort of student.

► aver-age-ly adv. _: He was attractive and averagely

intelligent. f&itAl^, Wjj—Mo ■ noun [C, U] 1 the result of adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts The average of 4, 5 and 9

is 6. * 4, 5, 9 6_C O Parents spend an

average of $220 a year on toys. A >J % A Vc

220 jQp 0 If I get an A on this essay, that will bring my average (= average mark/grade) up to a

B+₀ — see also grade point average 2 a level which is usual AAlAAs —Temperatures are above/ below average for the time of year. fiJlilf / (ft A lit iff W 0 400 people a year die of this disease on

average, 400 AfEAiilf^AL 0 Class sizes

in the school are below the national average. S£±iftAlfcAA£®A#ift DEE! see law ® verb 1 [VN] [no passive] to be equal to a particular amount as an average A A : Economic growth is

expected to average 2% next year. BJ bJ 2% ₀ O Drivers in London can expect to average about 12 miles per hour (= to have that as their average speed). 12 ^M₀ 2 to

calculate the average of sth if % fi • • • -f* iSj : [VN]

Earnings are averaged over the whole period. ($11

SiABflMA-^iBtAo [also V] IJ!ll:lTi .average 'out (at sth) to result in an average amount over a period of time or when several things are considered A#! ft A: The cost should average out at about £6 per person. $ A**) 6 o Sometimes I pay, sometimes

he pays—it seems to average out (= result in us paying

the same amount). #AW

.average sth— out (at sth) to calculate the average of sth if % if ■ ■ ■ ($ fdAffc

GRAMMAR POINT if

avenge♦revenge

Avenge is a verb; revenge is (usually) a noun. * avenge revenge 51#ff £is|₀

h People avenge something or avenge themselves on somebody. avenge something, [AAA

tfkiflM avenge oneself on somebody: She vowed to avenge her brother’s death. A IF if

ifLo o He later avenged himself on his wife’s killers. #, You take revenge

on a person. ft JiA Affl take revenge on₀ a In more formal or literary English, revenge can also be a verb. People revenge themselves on somebody or are revenged on them (with the same meaning), revenge

revenge oneself on somebody be revenged on somebody #j3tAlA3AUt{A: He was

later revenged on his wife’s killers. [&!« Al"l A'&flkA- A.]$T iflo You cannot revenge something. A isi& revenge something: She vowed to revenge her

brother’s death.

averse /a‘v3:s; NAmE 9'v3:rs/ adj. [not before noun] 1 not ~ to sth / to doing sth liking sth or wanting to do sth; not opposed to doing sth # {$ ; A SAt : I

mentioned it to Kate and she wasn’t averse to the idea.

2 ~ to sth / to doing sth (formal) not liking sth or wanting to do sth; opposed to doing sth AAijlit He was averse to

any change.

aversion /a'v3:Jn; NAmE a'v3ir3n/ noun [C, U] ~ (to sb/sth) a strong feeling of not liking sb/sth R M ; Ifjp: a strong aversion MUMS 0 He had an aversion to getting up early. ffe-K-f-feo a'version therapy noun [U] a way of helping sb to lose a bad habit, by making the habit seem to be associated with an effect which is not pleasant BtMff & ( ii