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 commutes 70 miles a day.
  他每天上下班要乘车70英里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mike commutes to London every day
  迈克每天都去伦敦上班。
• He commutes daily between Leeds and manchester.
  他每天往返于利兹和曼彻斯特。
• Mr. Smith commutes between New York and Philadelphia.
  史密斯先生通勤于纽约和费城之间。
• He is a courier and commutes between Beijing and New York.
  他是个信使，经常往返于北京和纽约之间。
• 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。
• 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；