commute
verb
uk/kəˈmjuːt/us/kəˈmjuːt/commuteverb(TRAVEL)
C1[I]
to make the samejourneyregularlybetweenworkandhome:
上下班往返;往返于工作地点与家之间;通勤It'sexhaustingcommutingfromBrightontoLondon everyday.每天上下班要往返于布赖顿与伦敦之间,令人疲惫不堪。
Travelling
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- backpack
- bag drop
- bourne
- bum
- bum around
- bump
- communication
- commuting
- connection
- gad about/around(somewhere)
- hitchhike
- move
- shuttle
- swan
- taken
- tootle
- tour
- visa
- well travelled
commuteverb(CHANGE)
[T]formal
tochangeone thing into another:
变换,改变People used tobelievethat you could commutebasemetalsintogold.人们过去曾认为能将贱金属变成黄金。
[T]finance & economicsspecialized
toexchangeonetypeofpaymentfor a differenttype:
改变,改换(支付方式)IthinkI'll commute mylifeinsuranceintoanannuity.我想把人寿保险改为年金保险。
[T]lawspecialized
tochangeapunishmentto one that is lesssevere:
减轻(刑罚)Hersentencewas commutedfromdeathtolifeimprisonment.对她的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
Changing
- about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- disturb
- drip
- modulate
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- pivot
- rewrite
- sanitization
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steepness
- sway
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Replacing and exchanging
Not punishing & reducing punishment
commute
noun[C]
informaluk/kəˈmjuːt/us/kəˈmjuːt/aregularjourneybetweenworkandhome:
上下班往返;往返于工作地点与家之间;通勤It's at least an hour's commute towork.上班路上至少要花1个小时。
Journeys
- adventure
- break-journey
- carpool
- carpooling
- circumnavigation
- commuting
- expedition
- field trip
- grand tour
- jaunt
- journey
- junket
- layover
- odyssey
- ride
- round trip
- sail
- stopover
- trip
- wanderings