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.
我上班的路程很短。
verb
[I, T] 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）
~ (from A) (to B)
She commutes from Oxford to London every day.
她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。
~ between A and B
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。
~ sth
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。