commute 音标拼音: [kəmj'ut]
vt . 交换,改换支付方法,减轻
vi . 补偿,经常来往
交换,改换支付方法,减轻补偿,经常来往
commute 交换
commute n 1 :
a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work ; "
there is standing room only on the high -
speed commute "
v 1 :
exchange positions without a change in value ; "
These operators commute with each other " [
synonym : {
commute },
{
transpose }]
2 :
travel back and forth regularly ,
as between one '
s place of work and home 3 :
change the order or arrangement of ; "
Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word " [
synonym : {
permute }, {
commute },
{
transpose }]
4 :
exchange a penalty for a less severe one [
synonym : {
commute },
{
convert }, {
exchange }]
5 :
exchange or replace with another ,
usually of the same kind or category ; "
Could you convert my dollars into pounds ?"; "
He changed his name "; "
convert centimeters into inches ";
"
convert holdings into shares " [
synonym : {
change }, {
exchange },
{
commute }, {
convert }]
Commute \
Com *
mute "\ (
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m *
m [=
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t "),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Commuted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Commuting }.] [
L .
commutare ,
-
mutatum ;
com -
mutare to change .
See {
Mutation }.]
1 .
To exchange ;
to put or substitute something else in place of ,
as a smaller penalty ,
obligation ,
or payment ,
for a greater ,
or a single thing for an aggregate ;
hence ,
to lessen ;
to diminish ;
as ,
to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life ;
to commute tithes ;
to commute charges for fares .
[
1913 Webster ]
The sounds water and fire ,
being once annexed to those two elements ,
it was certainly more natural to call beings participating of the first "
watery ",
and the last "
fiery ",
than to commute the terms ,
and call them by the reverse . --
J .
Harris [
1913 Webster ]
The utmost that could be obtained was that her sentence should be commuted from burning to beheading . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
Commute \
Com *
mute "\,
v .
i .
1 .
To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution ;
to effect a commutation .
[
1913 Webster ]
He . . .
thinks it unlawful to commute ,
and that he is bound to pay his vow in kind . --
Jer .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To pay ,
or arrange to pay ,
in gross instead of part by part ;
as ,
to commute for a year '
s travel over a route .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
to travel regularly from a place of residence to another place ,
such as where one '
s daily work is performed .
Often ,
such travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby city ;
as ,
to commute to work .
[
PJC ]
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "
commute ":
alternate ,
bandy ,
be quits with ,
change ,
change for ,
compensate ,
compound for ,
convert ,
cooperate ,
counterchange ,
course ,
cover ground ,
dub in ,
exchange ,
fare ,
fare forth ,
fetch ,
flit ,
flow ,
gang ,
get back at ,
get even with ,
give and take ,
give place to ,
go ,
go along ,
hie ,
interchange ,
logroll ,
make do with ,
make way for ,
metamorphose ,
move ,
move along ,
move on ,
offer in exchange ,
pass ,
pay back ,
permute ,
progress ,
put up with ,
reciprocate ,
redeem ,
requite ,
respond ,
retaliate ,
return ,
return the compliment ,
ring in ,
roll ,
roll on ,
run ,
sashay ,
shift with ,
stream ,
substitute ,
swap ,
switch ,
take in exchange ,
trade ,
transfer ,
transfigure ,
translate ,
transmogrify ,
transmute ,
transpose ,
travel ,
wayfare ,
wend
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