[] 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◆She commutes from Oxford to London every day.她每天上下班乘车往返牛津和伦敦之间。◆The plant is within easy commuting distance of Brussels.工厂位于布鲁塞尔附近,便于轻松往返。 () [] to replace one punishment with another that is less severe减刑◆They had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment.他们的死刑已被改判为无期徒刑。