commute meaning in English
vt.
1.交换,变换;互换,兑换;划拨,换算。
2.减免(刑罚)。
3.抵偿,折算 (into; for)。
4.【电学】变向,整流。 commute stone into gold 点石成金。 commute foreign currency to domestic 兑换外币为本国货币。 commute imprisonment into a fine 以罚款代监禁。
vi.
1.交换。
2.用钱折算 (into; for)。
3.划拨。
4.【数学】对易。
5.〔美国〕使用长期票经常旅行[来往],通勤来往 (between)。
n.
通勤来往;通勤来往的途程[距离]。
Examples
- His punishment of death was commuted to life imprisonment .
他被从死刑减为无期徒刑。 - I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail .
我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。 - The homes were pushed outwards even at the cost of the discomfort of commuting .
不少家庭甚至不惜忍受往返的不便,把家往城外搬。 - Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects .
对于数学家来说,不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。 - The neighbours were professional people, most of whom daily commuted to london from bromley station .
邻居都是职员,大部分人每天都从布郎利车站乘车到伦敦上班。