剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - commute
commute
/kə'mju:t/
verb
TRAVEL 旅行
[I]
* to make the same journey regularly between work and home
上下班往返;往返于工作地点与家之间;通勤
1. It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
每天上下班要往返于布莱顿与伦敦之间,令人疲惫不堪。
/kə'mju:t/
verb
CHANGE 改变
[T] formal
* to change one thing into another
变换,改变
1. People used to believe that you could commute base metals into gold.
人们过去曾认为能将贱金属变成黄金。
[T] specialized
* to exchange one type of payment for a different type
改变,改换(支付方式)
1. I think I'll commute my life insurance into an annuity.
我想把人寿保险改为年金保险。
[T] legal
* to change a punishment to one that is less severe
减轻(刑罚)
1. Her sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.
对她的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
/kə'mju:t/
noun [C] informal
* a regular journey between work and home
往返于工作地点与家之间
1. It's at least an hour's commute to work.
上班路上至少要花一个小时。
/kə'mju:t/
verb
TRAVEL 旅行
[I]
* to make the same journey regularly between work and home
上下班往返;往返于工作地点与家之间;通勤
1. It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
每天上下班要往返于布莱顿与伦敦之间,令人疲惫不堪。
/kə'mju:t/
verb
CHANGE 改变
[T] formal
* to change one thing into another
变换,改变
1. People used to believe that you could commute base metals into gold.
人们过去曾认为能将贱金属变成黄金。
[T] specialized
* to exchange one type of payment for a different type
改变,改换(支付方式)
1. I think I'll commute my life insurance into an annuity.
我想把人寿保险改为年金保险。
[T] legal
* to change a punishment to one that is less severe
减轻(刑罚)
1. Her sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.
对她的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
/kə'mju:t/
noun [C] informal
* a regular journey between work and home
往返于工作地点与家之间
1. It's at least an hour's commute to work.
上班路上至少要花一个小时。