美國總統(tǒng)布什上星期宣布給利比減刑。媒體報道說,"Bush commuted Libby's 2 1/2 year prison term, calling the sentence 'excessive'," 意思是布什減輕了利比兩年半的刑期,理由是利比被判的刑期太長。好的,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是commute...
1 commute
vi.乘車上下班;vt.減(刑);折合;n.上下班交通
參考例句:
I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我現(xiàn)在工作的往返時間要節(jié)省好多。
Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的職員都是從郊外來上班的。
2 commuted
通勤( commute的過去式和過去分詞 ); 減(刑); 代償
參考例句:
His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. 他的判決由死刑減為無期徒刑。
The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment. 死刑可能減為無期徒刑。