搭配1  above (the) average 在平均水平以上。如:His school work is above (the) average. 他的学业成绩属中等以上。
搭配2 搭配s below (the) average 在平均水平以下。如:His school work is below (the) average. 他的学业成绩属中等以下。The amount of rain this year has been below average. 今年的降雨量低于平均水平。
搭配3  on (the) average (1) 中等(水平)。如:His school work is on (the) average. 他的学业成绩属中等水平。(2) 平均,按平均数计算。如:On (the) average we receive ten letters each day. 我们平均每天收到10封信。On average, there are five students absent every day. 平均每天有5个学生迟到。注:有时也说 on an average。如:He smokes 20 cigarettes a day on an average. 他平均每天要抽20支烟。
搭配4  up to (the) average 达到平均水平。如:The crops are well up to the average. 收成完全达到一般水平。