commute
The regular journey between home and work or place of study.
speakingUrban developmentTransport
การใช้ใน IELTS
Common in speaking about daily routines, transport, and urban living.
ตัวอย่าง
- Many people in big cities commute for over an hour each day.
- My commute involves a train and a short bus ride.
- The long commute has become a major issue for urban planners.
- She decided to move closer to work to shorten her commute.
Collocation
- long commute
- A long commute can lead to stress and fatigue.
- daily commute
- My daily commute takes about forty minutes.
- commute by train
- Many professionals commute by train from the suburbs.
- commute time
- Reducing commute time is a priority for the city council.
- commute to work
- He commutes to work from a nearby town.
ตระกูลคำ
- คำนาม
- commute
- คำกริยา
- commute
- คำคุณศัพท์
- commutable
Paraphrase
- journey to work: A more general phrase, less formal.
- travel between home and work: Explicitly describes the routine.
- daily trip to the office: Specifically for office workers.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย
- I have a long commute to my university. to I have a long commute to university.. In this context, 'university' does not need a possessive pronoun.
- The commuters were waiting for the bus. to Commuters were waiting for the bus.. When speaking generally, no article is needed before 'commuters'.
- I commute by my car. to I commute by car.. 'By car' is a fixed expression; we do not use a possessive pronoun.