com·muter/kəˈmjuːtə(r); NAmEkəˈmjuːtər/nouna person who travels into a city to work each day, usually from quite far away (通常指远距离)上下班往返的人◆( BrE) the commuter belt(= the area around a city where people live and from which they travel to work in the city)上班族居住地带commutercommuterscom·muter/kəˈmjuːtə(r); NAmEkəˈmjuːtər/
someone who travels a long distance to work every day ► see thesaurus at
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COLLOCATIONScommuter + NOUNa commuter train/plane (=a train or plane that people use to travel to work in a city)· Several commuter trains were delayed because of the bad weather.commuter traffic· The new measures are aimed at reducing commuter traffic into the capital.a commuter service· More money is needed to improve commuter services in the region.a commuter town/village (=that a lot of people leave each day to travel to work)· It’s a commuter town about 40 miles from London.a commuter line (=a railway line that commuters use)· There’s a fast and reliable commuter line across Kent.a commuter route (=a road or railway line that commuters use)ADJECTIVES/NOUN + commutera daily commuter· Thousands of daily commuters pour into the city.a regular commuter· He was a regular commuter between Cambridge and London.a long-distance commuter· The fare increases will be bad news for long-distance commuters.a suburban commuter· The majority of suburban commuters were unable to get to New York.a morning commuter· By 7:30 the roads are jammed with the usual morning commuters.a rail commuter (=a commuter who travels by train)· Rail commuters face severe delays because of engineering works.
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通勤者(86%),每日往返上班者(14%)
n.通勤者,经常乘公共车辆往返者;[交] 月季票乘客
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