commute

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++com·mute1 /kəˈmjuːt/ ●●○ verb  1  [intransitive]TRAVEL to regularly travel a long distance to get to work 长途上下班，通勤commute to/from/between Jim commutes to Manhattan every day. 吉姆每天长途乘车到曼哈顿上班。► see thesaurus at travel2  commute a sentence (to something) technical to change the punishment given to a criminal to one that is less severe 减刑（到…） 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 something for/into something technicalEXCHANGE to exchange one thing, especially one kind of payment, for another 把某物改换为另一物〔尤指支付方式〕 He commuted his pension for a lump sum. 他把退休金改为一次领清。→ See Verb table

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commute• One of my busboys commutes from a rented house in Fairfield.• Kendall commutes into the city every day from Waltham.• Some commute long distances while others work close to home.• I don't mind commuting on the train as long as I have a good book to read.• Many may eventually be able to work from home rather than commute to an office.• He had moved to Penzance in Cornwall, commuting to London for work.• With such equipment, staff could work from home instead of commuting to offices.commute to/from/between• Many may eventually be able to work from home rather than commute to an office.• Her batting average there: five stays of execution, one commuted to life in prison, and two men freed completely.• In particular, many people have moved to the Wirral peninsula and they commute to Liverpool through the Mersey tunnel or by ferry.• With such equipment, staff could work from home instead of commuting to offices.• The rules to make it through the obstacle course of a day's commute to school are carefully laid out.• The nearly completed four-lane route will help shorten the commute to the remote site, roughly 24 miles northeast of downtown.• I have to complete my contract and teach for a semester, which means commuting to upstate New York every week.• I lived in Boston and commuted to Worcester.commute2 noun [countable usually singular]  TRAVELthe journey to work every day 每天上班的路程 My morning commute takes 45 minutes. 我早上上班路程要花45分钟。► see thesaurus at journey

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commute• Now, my father has a tiring job, a long commute, and a house to rehabilitate besides.• Traffic congestion during peak commute hours is terrible.From Longman Business Dictionarycommutecom‧mute /kəˈmjuːt/ verb [intransitive] TRAVELto regularly travel a long distance for your workcommute betweena businessman who commutes between Northern Ireland and Hong Kong —commute noun [countable usually singular]He got fed up with the daily commute into London. —commuter noun [countable]British Rail networks carrying commuters into London→ See Verb tableOrigin commute1 (1400-1500) Latin commutare “to exchange, change”, from com- ( → COM-) + mutare “to change”

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com‧mute¹ /kəˈmjuːt/ verb1. [intransitive] to regularly travel a long distance to get to work
    commute to/from/between
    Jim commutes to Manhattan every day.
2. commute a sentence (to something) technical to change the punishment given to a criminal to one that is less severe:
    Baldry’s 20-year prison sentence was commuted to three years.
3. commute something for/into something technical to exchange one thing, especially one kind of payment, for another:
    He commuted his pension for a lump sum.
     

THESAURUS

■ to travel
   ▪ travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart: We travelled to Russia by train. | I love to travel.
   ▪ go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel: We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year. | He’s gone to London on business. | It’s quicker to go by plane.
   ▪ commute to travel to work or school: She commutes to work by bicycle.
   ▪ cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean: The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
   ▪ tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday: They’re touring Europe by coach.
   ▪ go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities: They went trekking in the mountains. | She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
   ▪ go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack: He went backpacking in Australia.
   ▪ roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time: When he was young, he roamed from one country to another. | The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
   ▪ journey literary to travel, especially a long distance: He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.

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commute² noun [countable usually singular]
the journey to work every day:
    My morning commute takes 45 minutes.