commute

英 [kəˈmjuːt]

美 [kəˈmjuːt]

v.  (乘公共汽车、火车、汽车等)上下班往返，经常往返(于两地); 减刑; 代偿
n.  上下班路程

现在分词：commuting　过去分词：commuted　过去式：commuted　第三人称单数：commutes　

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牛津词典

verb

• （乘公共汽车、火车、汽车等）上下班往返，经常往返（于两地）
  to travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home
  1. She commutes from Oxford to London every day.
     她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。
  2. He spent that year commuting between New York and Chicago.
     那年他穿梭来往于纽约与芝加哥之间。
  3. I live within commuting distance of Dublin.
     我住在离都柏林上下班可乘公交车往返的地方。
  4. People are prepared to commute long distances if they are desperate for work.
     亟须得到工作的人会愿意长途乘车往返上下班。
• 减刑
  to replace one punishment with another that is less severe
• 代偿
  to exchange one form of payment, for sth else

noun

• 上下班路程
  the journey that a person makes when they commute to work
  1. a two-hour commute into downtown Washington
     去华盛顿中心区两小时的上下班路程
  2. I have only a short commute to work.
     我上班的路程很近。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (经很远的路程)上下班往返;通勤
  If youcommute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
  1. Mike commutes to London every day...
     迈克每天都去伦敦上班。
  2. McLaren began commuting between Paris and London...
     麦克拉伦开始往返于巴黎与伦敦之间。
  3. He's going to commute.
     他打算乘长途车往返上下班。
• N-COUNT 上下班路程
  Acommuteis the journey that you make when you commute.
  1. The average Los Angeles commute is over 60 miles a day.
     洛杉矶的平均上下班路程为每天60多英里。
• VERB 减轻(刑罚)
  If a death sentence or prison sentenceis commuted toa less serious punishment, it is changed to that punishment.
  1. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment...
     他的死刑被减为无期徒刑。
  2. Prison sentences have been commuted.
     服刑期得以减短。

英英释义

noun

• a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
  1. there is standing room only on the high-speed commute

verb

• exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
  1. Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
  2. He changed his name
  3. convert centimeters into inches
  4. convert holdings into shares
  Synonym:changeexchangeconvert
• exchange a penalty for a less severe one
  Synonym:convertexchange
• change the order or arrangement of
  1. Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word
  Synonym:permutetranspose
• exchange positions without a change in value
  1. These operators commute with each other
  Synonym:transpose
• travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

双语例句

• Some even commute to work from campsites.
  甚至还有些人干脆就往返于工作和营地。
• Rain really delayed my commute this morning.
  今早的雨确实耽误了我通勤的时间。
• You can do these on your commute or while you exercise to save time.
  你可以在上下学/班途中学习，或者在做运动时学习以节省时间。
• I have to commute between the university town and the downtown area every day.
  我天天上班在大学城和市区之间往返奔波。
• The commute is extraordinarily crowded during rush hours.
  上下班时间公交车上特别挤。
• A longer commute may be morepalatable if you can telecommute some of the time.
  如果你可以时不时在家里远程办公的话，长时间的工作时间也许对你来说是更好的选择。
• Prison sentences have been commuted.
  服刑期得以减短。
• What's more, you can sip them while you're getting dressed or on the commute.
  更重要的是，你在穿衣服或坐车上班时也可以喝。
• I wonder how many people commute to work in this big city.
  我不知道在这个城市里有多少人乘公交车上下班。
• The only problem is that my commute is expensive.
  惟一的问题就是交通费太贵了。