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

• 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。
• 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。
• This is enough for most commutes, and the same range Nissan and Renault are promising for their vehicles.
  这对大多数出行者来说已经足够，它与雷诺-日产电动汽车所承诺的可行驶里程相同。
• He commutes 70 miles a day.
  他每天上下班要乘车70英里。
• '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。
• She commutes from Cambridge to London every day.
  她每天坐火车往返于剑桥和伦敦之间。
• 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。
• 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。
• For many in Beijing, commutes are already difficult, as passengers negotiate the capital's urban sprawl.
  对于很多身在北京的人来说，城市的扩张本来就已使通勤变得困难。
• And horrible commutes are common.
  而极不方便的通勤也十分常见。