commute
verb
noun
kəˈmjuːt
verb
1
to
regularly
travel
a
long
distance
to
get
to
work
长途上下班，通勤
I
[+
to/from/between
]
Jim
commutes
to
Manhattan
every
day.
吉姆每天长途乘车到曼哈顿上班。
2
commute a sentence (to sth)
to
change
the
punishment
given
to
a
criminal
to
one
that
is
less
severe
[术语] 减刑
technical
Baldry’s
20-year
prison
sentence
was
commuted
to
three
years.
鲍德里二十年的刑期被减至三年。
3
commute sth for/into sth
to
exchange
one
thing,
especially
one
kind
of
payment,
for
another
[术语] 把某物改换为另一物〔尤指支付方式〕
technical
He
commuted
his
pension
for
a
lump
sum.
他把退休金改为一次领清。
noun
4
the
journey
to
work
every
day
每天上班的路程
My
morning
commute
takes
45
minutes.
我早上上班路上要花 45 分钟。