音标:[kəˈmju:ts] ;
n. 上下班路程( commute的名词复数 )
v. 通勤( commute的第三人称单数 ); 减(刑); 代偿
n a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
v exchange positions without a change in value
v travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
v change the order or arrangement of
v exchange a penalty for a less severe one
v exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

commute的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Mary used to commute five miles from her home in the suburb.玛丽过去每天从郊区的家里走五英里来上班。
  2. They chose to commute equity intolicense agreements.他们选择了将股权转换成许可协议。
  3. Regular train travellers may commute a single monthly payment for daily tickets.经常坐火车的人可以按每天的票价折换购买月票。
  4. He seemed at times to be asking God to commute these penalties.有时他好象还恳求上帝减轻惩罚。
  5. He can commute pain for pleasure.他能变痛苦为快乐。
  6. These operators commute with each other.这些操作工经常交换岗位。
用作名词(n.)
  1. Her commute to work will be easy.她上下班交通会很方便。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. He lives in Hong Kong and commutes.他住在香港而通勤往来。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判刑由死刑减为无期徒刑。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
commute into〔for〕 (v.+prep.)
    交换,折合 exchange (one thing, especially one kind of payment) for anothercommute sth into〔for〕 sth

    He commuted his pension into〔for〕 a lump sum.

    他把退休金一次领清,拿了一大笔钱。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+介词
  • commute between〔from〕通勤于…之间
  • commute into以…变成…
  • commute to以…换成…

经典引文

  • He and the Beasts seem Natures to commute, They act like Reason, and he like the Brute.

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