单词 | commute |
释义 | commute —commute /kəˈmjuːt/ noun [C] INFORMAL ► F0 a regular journey between work and home: » It's at least an hour's commute to work.Thesaurus+: ↑Journeysverb (CHANGE) ↑Verb Endings for commute F0 [T] FORMAL to change one thing into another: » People used to believe that you could commute base metals into gold.Thesaurus+: ↑Changing , ↑Adapting and modifying , ↑Adapting and attuning to something , ↑Changing frequentlyF0 [T] SPECIALIZED to exchange one type of payment for a different type: » I think I'll commute my life insurance into an annuity.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchangingF0 [T] LEGAL to change a punishment to one that is less severe: » Her sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishmentverb [I] (TRAVEL) ↑Verb Endings for commute ► C1 to make the same journey regularly between work and home: » It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.Thesaurus+: ↑Travelling |
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