commuting

commuting — 名詞

1. the everyday journey between your home and your workplace or school, usually by

1.名詞B1
釋義

通勤

每天往返住家與上班、上學地點的活動

the everyday journey between your home and your workplace or school, usually by train, bus, car, or bike, and usually back again the same day.

例句

Daily commuting between Brighton and London left Owen exhausted by Friday evening.

每天在 Brighton 和 London 之間通勤，讓 Owen 到了星期五晚上已經累壞了。

daily/weekly + commuting (frequency adjective)

Linh saved nearly two hours a day by giving up driving and commuting by train instead.

Linh 不再開車、改搭火車通勤之後，每天省下了將近兩個小時。

commuting + by + transport mode

同義詞
  • commute

    countable noun; refers to one journey or the regular journey itself

  • travelling to work

    everyday phrasing; less compact than 'commuting'

反義詞
  • working from home

    the alternative pattern that removes the daily journey

  • telecommuting

    working remotely using digital tools instead of physically travelling

用法筆記

Uncountable: 'a commuting' is wrong; say 'commuting' or 'the daily commute' (the noun 'commute' is the countable form). Often used with 'by' + transport mode and adverbs of frequency such as 'daily' or 'long-distance'.

常見錯誤

❌My commuting is one hour.
✅My commute is one hour.
💡for a single trip use the countable noun 'commute'; 'commuting' refers to the activity in general.