commutes

英 [kəˈmjuːts]

美 [kəˈmjuːts]

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
commute的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• Berlin has music, art and nightlife to rival Europe's more established capitals, but not their high costs and hellish commutes.
  柏林有比得上欧洲规模更大的首都城市的音乐、艺术和夜生活，但是却不存在它们那样的高消费和地狱般的通勤状况。
• And horrible commutes are common.
  而极不方便的通勤也十分常见。
• A growing number of Americans have very long commutes, new national data show.
  新的全国性数据显示，美国通勤时间非常长的人越来越多。
• She commutes between Chicago and Rockford every day.
  她每天通勤于芝加哥和罗克福德之间。
• Stop us if you've heard this one before: long commutes are bad for your health.
  如果你听过这个说法，就让我打住：上下班时间长对身体有害。
• He lives in Hong Kong and commutes.
  他住在香港而通勤往来。
• As my day fills with stress, crowded commutes and endless deadlines, I think of Duncan home alone.
  当我的生活充满了压力，每天要挤着拥挤的公交去上班，面对无限的期限时，我就想到了Duncan孤单的呆在家里。
• He commutes daily between Leeds and manchester.
  他每天往返于利兹和曼彻斯特。
• Like morning commutes needed to get any harder.
  上下班的时间要更多了。
• Despite having bought an apartment there three years ago, she still lives in the old city and commutes.
  虽然她三年前在那里买了一套公寓，但仍然住在老城，每天往返。