| 单词 | commute |
| 释义 | commute (kəmjuːt ) Word forms: commutes , commuting , commuted 1. verb If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work. Mike commutes to London every day. [V + to/from] McLaren began commuting between Paris and London. [V + between] He's going to commute. [VERB] Synonyms: travel commuter Word forms: commuters countable noun The number of commuters to London has dropped by 100,000. ...a commuter train. Synonyms: daily traveller, passenger, suburbanite, straphanger [informal] commuting uncountable noun Suburban commuting is getting worse. 2. countable noun A commute is the journey that you make when you commute. [mainly US] The average Los Angeles commute is over 60 miles a day. 3. verb [usually passive] If a death sentence or prison sentence is commuted to a less serious punishment, it is changed to that punishment. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. [be VERB-ed + to] Prison sentences have been commuted. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: reduce, cut, modify, shorten Collocations: commute a sentence A middle course might be to commute the sentence to life imprisonment, avoiding the flamboyancy of striking down the conviction completely. Times, Sunday Times (2006) His initial death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment with hard labour. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The sentence was commuted to imprisonment after a plea for clemency to the King and he resumed his retail career when freed. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He spent 15 years on death row before the sentence was commuted to life. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Early on the morning she was due to hang, her sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to cut costs, whether you commute daily or take the occasional long-distance trip. Times, Sunday Times Working life many people commute daily to southampton or portsmouth, or weekly to london. Times, Sunday Times Thus, workers must commute daily up to two hours (each direction) on the existing network. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most of its inhabitants commute daily to one of the larger cities in the region for work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those individuals, he said, had no college to which they could commute daily. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Areas within commuting distance of the capital have benefited the most. Times, Sunday Times Moving somewhere out of town but staying within commuting distance of your work may be a sensible place to start. Times, Sunday Times Many families moving to the area, or wanting homes with more substantial gardens, head to leafier locations outside the city, within easy commuting distance. Times, Sunday Times I'm certainly 'within commuting distance' of the capital. Times, Sunday Times You are limited to universities locally or within commuting distance. Times, Sunday Times Seeing the perfect ponytail during the morning commute can cause ante meridiem envy. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Be prepared for local pop-up breweries, and beards and skinny jeans appearing on the morning commute. Times, Sunday Times (2016) If you are reading this during your morning commute, look around the carriage. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Makes your morning commute seem simple. The Sun (2014) Not so on the morning commute. Times, Sunday Times (2013) As places farther and farther away come within commuting distance, prices rise accordingly. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Upside All the benefits of village life in commuting distance of the capital. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Areas within commuting distance of the capital have benefited the most. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The fastest house price growth was recorded in areas within commuting distance of central London. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Translations: Chinese: 乘车上班 Japanese: 通勤する |
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