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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycom·mute I \kə-ˈmyüt\ verb (com·mut·ed ; com·mut·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin commutare to change, exchange, from com- + mutare to change — more at mutable DATE 15th centurytransitive verb1. a. change, alter b. to give in exchange for another : exchange2. to convert (as a payment) into another form3. to change (a penalty) to another less severe commute a death sentence to life in prison4. commutateintransitive verb1. make up, compensate2. to pay in gross3. to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city)4. to yield the same mathematical result regardless of order — used of two elements undergoing an operation or of two operations on elements• com·mut·able \-ˈmyü-tə-bəl\ adjective II noun DATE 19541. an act or an instance of commuting2. the distance covered in commuting a long commuteEnglish Etymologycommute mid-15c., from L. commutare "to often change, to change altogether," from com- intensive prefix + mutare "to change" (see mutable). Sense of "make less severe" is 1633. Sense of "go back and forth to work" is 1889, from commutation ticket "season pass" (on a railroad, streetcar line, etc.), from commute in its sense of "to change one kind of payment into another" (1795), especially "to combine a number of payments into a single one." Related: commuting.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7commutecom·mute / kE5mju:t / verb1. [V] to travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home (乘公共汽车、火车、汽车等)上下班往返,经常往返(于两地): She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。 He spent that year commuting between New York and Chicago. 那年他穿梭来往于纽约与芝加哥之间。 I live within commuting distance of Dublin. 我住在离都柏林上下班可乘公交车往返的地方。 ▪ [VN] People are prepared to commute long distances if they are desperate for work. 亟需得到工作的人会愿意长途乘车往返上下班。 2. [VN] ~ sth (to sth) (law 律) to replace one punishment with another that is less severe 减刑3. [VN] ~ sth (for / into sth) (finance 财) to exchange one form of payment, for sth else 代偿noun the journey that a person makes when they commute to work 上下班路程: a two-hour commute into downtown Washington 去华盛顿中心区两小时的上下班路程 I have only a short commute to work. 我上班的路程很近。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcommute verb ADV. daily, every day PREP. between He commuted daily between London and Surrey. | from, to She commutes from Peterborough to London every day. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcom·muteI. \kəˈmyüt, usu -üd.+V\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Latin commutare to change, exchange, from com- + mutare to change — more at mutabletransitive verb1. a. : to place or give (a thing) in exchange for another : exchange, substitute, interchange < commuting foreign money to domestic > < commuting comfort for hardship > b. : change, alter < commuting a base metal into gold >2. : to convert (as a particular obligation, assessment, charge, or payment) into another often more convenient form : substitute one form of obligation or charge for (another) < the tithe … was commuted to a rental to be paid in cash — K.S.Latourette > < commute the small debts into a lump sum due one person > < commute fringe benefits into cash >3. : to exchange (a penalty) for another; usually : to revoke (a sentence) and impose something less severe < commute the death sentence for a long prison term >4. : commutate < commuting an electric current >intransitive verb1. : to make up for something : serve as substitute for something :compensate < commuting for her sins > < commuting with payments in place of labor >2. : to pay or arrange to pay in gross instead of part by part : effect commutation of tithes or annuities3. : to travel by use of a commutation ticket especially daily to and from a city and one's suburban residence : travel back and forth regularly or frequently < commuting between London and New York >II. intransitive verb: to yield the same result regardless of order — used of two mathematical elements undergoing an operation or of two operations on elementsIII. \kəˈmyüt\ noun(-s)Etymology: commute, verb1. : an act or instance of commuting < his usual morning commute to work — Newsweek >2. : the distance covered in commuting < about an hour's commute from the university — College Composition & Communication >

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