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

• They are avoiding dreaded commutes, doing volunteer work, pursuing college degrees or caring for family.
  这些人避开了令人头痛的上下班，还可以做义工，攻读学位或是照顾家人。
• 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。
• 26% of those prizing short commutes over low rents would still take the cheaper home;
  表示倾向较短通勤时间而非较低租金的人中，有26%还是选择租金较低的住处；
• Like morning commutes needed to get any harder.
  上下班的时间要更多了。
• She commutes between Chicago and Rockford every day.
  她每天通勤于芝加哥和罗克福德之间。
• He lives in Hong Kong and commutes.
  他住在香港而通勤往来。
• One person I know sometimes commutes from Kent with his cello, he says.
  他说道：我认识一个人，有时候要带着自己的大提琴从肯特郡往返。
• 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。
• 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。