| 釋義 |
commute /ka'mjwt; ka'mjut/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 14] ~ (into/for), exchange one thing (esp one kind of payment) for another: 改換某物 (會另一物); 折合 (以一物代替另一物,尤指其償付方式): ~ one's pension; 改換養(yǎng)老金的償付方式; ~ an annuity into/for a lump sum. 將年金合算為一總數(shù),一次付清。 2 [VP6A, 14] ~ (to), reduce the severity of a punishment: 減 (刑): ~ a death sentence (to one of life imprisonment). 將死刑減刑 (為無期徒刑) 。 3 [VP2A] travel regularly, eg by train or car, between one's wprk in a town and one's home in the country or suburbs. 通勤 (如搭乘火車或汽車,經(jīng)常往返于市區(qū)工作地點與鄉(xiāng)村或郊區(qū)住家之間) 。 com-muter n person who ~ s (3). 通勤者。 |