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

• He lives in Hong Kong and commutes.
  他住在香港而通勤往来。
• 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。
• She lives in Oxford and commutes.
  她住在牛津而通勤来往。
• He commutes 70 miles a day.
  他每天上下班要乘车70英里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 'They don't want to feel distanced from their family, but long office hours and lengthy daily commutes means millions of dads miss out on valuable time with their kids.
  他们并不想冷落家人，但忙碌的工作和每天长时间的通勤让很多爸爸错过了陪伴孩子的宝贵时间。
• You know, he commutes from the suburbs.
  你知道，他从郊区坐公交车来上班。
• 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。
• It is being marketed at frequent business flyers and people making short commutes to work.
  这种箱子设计出来的目的是为了方便那些频繁出差的人和短期出游工作的人。