average out (to) Idiom, Proverb

give credit (to)

1．believe that sb．possesses；credit with 相信；信以为真
Few of us gave credit to his story．我们中间没什么人相信他讲的话。
Do you give credit to his story of what happened？你对他讲的所发生的事情相信吗？
2．give recognition，praise，approval（对某事）给予承认、称赞或赞许
The credit for the success of the English Speech Contest should be given to the teacher who organized it．成功地组织这次英语演讲的老师应该受到称赞。
One must give credit where it is due．该称赞的就应该称赞。
I gave you credit for being more sensible；but you are less sensible than I thought．我过去赞扬你很懂事，但是我未料到你不象我想象的那样懂事。

in debt (to)

owing欠…的债
He is in debt to all his friends．他欠所有朋友的债。
He is heavily in debt．他债台高筑。

on one's way (to)

on the way to在（赴…的）途中
I'll buy some apples on my way home．在回家的路上我要买些苹果。

pull in (to)

1．arrive到达
The lorry driver pulled into the side of the road to get a cup of tea．卡车司机把车子停靠在路边去喝杯茶。
The train from Edinburgh pulled in five minutes late．从爱丁堡开出的列车晚点5分钟进站。
2．seize（a possible criminal）抓获（嫌疑犯）
The police pulled those youths in for questioning after the robbery．抢劫案发生后，警察把这些年轻人拘留起来审问。
3．attract吸引
The Beatles always pulled in enormous crowds．甲壳虫乐队总是吸引成千上万的人。
They need to have a high rate of interest in order to pull in money from investors．他们需要高利率来诱使投资者投入资金。
4．reduce one's expenses；restrain 紧缩开支；限制
You must pull in now，or you'll be asking for trouble．你应当节约，不然你会自找麻烦。
5．earn挣得
He pulls in quite a lot as a milkman．他当牛奶工挣了不少钱。
They're pulling in a lot of overtime on that job．他们做那工作得了很多加班费。

say no (to)

not agree；refuse 不同意；拒绝
You can ask him but he'll most probably say no．你可以去征求他的意见，但他很可能不会说什么。
His mother never said no to any re quest the child might make．这孩子的母亲从没拒绝过他提出的要求。

wise up (to)

finally understand what is really going on after a period of ignorance；become or make aware恍然大悟；识破；使看透
Joe immediately quit his job when he wised up to what was really going on．乔得知底细后马上辞职不干了。
His mother tried to wise him up about the company he kept，but he wouldn't listen to her．他母亲想提醒他弄清他交的朋友的底细，但他听不进她的话。

method in (to) one's madness|madness|method|method

n. phr. A plan or organization of ideas hard to perceive at first, but that becomes noticeable after longer and closer examination. We thought he was crazy to threaten to resign from the university but, when he was offered a tenured full professorship, we realized that there had been method in his madness.

average out

1. To appear to an boilerplate bulk or bulk over time. Often followed by "to." The bulk of hosting the absurd accident averages out to about $4,000 per day for the company. The after-effects will apparently assume absolutely acute at first, but they should boilerplate out over time.2. To bisect up (something) proportionally amid added people. Be abiding to boilerplate out the balance to anybody involved. We'll get this done quicker if we boilerplate out the workload amid us.3. To accomplish boilerplate or characterless after-effects amid assorted altered activities, as in academy or university. Kids are led to accept that they'll never bulk to annihilation if they artlessly boilerplate out amid all their classes. I had been acquisitive to get into Harvard Law School, but I've been averaging out this semester, so I don't anticipate my affairs are actual good.Learn more: average, out

average out (to)

1. To account the boilerplate cardinal of a set of figures. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "average" and "out." You charge to boilerplate out your costs and accomplish a account for yourself. I haven't averaged the kids' analysis array out yet, but I don't anticipate it will be a actual aerial number, as best of them failed.2. To ability an bulk that is apocalyptic of an all-embracing bearings (rather than the casual aerial or low points). In this usage, "to" is frequently allotment of the phrase. I've had both aerial and low analysis array this semester, but I anticipate it will boilerplate out to a appropriate all-embracing grade.Learn more: average, out

average out (at something)

and average out (to something)to according article as the boilerplate of a set of figures. The abstracts averaged out at what was expected. Will the accuse boilerplate out to a reasonable figure? Over time, our costs will boilerplate out to a low account outlay.Learn more: average, out

average out

v.
1. To account the boilerplate of something: Let's boilerplate out the students' array to see how able-bodied the chic did overall. We took the condensate abstracts for every summer back 1950 and averaged them out.
2. To accept some bulk as an average: The time you absorb on the buzz averages out to three hours anniversary day. Though there are some actual aerial prices here, there are some low ones, too, and they boilerplate out. Learn more: average, out

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