Word · Frequency #8778
commuters
乘公共车辆上下班者, 月季票乘客
commuters is the plural of commuter.
someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
- 1.
One who commutes (etymology 1).
通勤者。
- 2.
Normally a short form of commuter rail, commuter train or commuter bus; A transport system or a vehicle in such systems used to transport commuters (#2)
通常是通勤铁路、通勤列车或通勤巴士的简称；用于运送通勤者的交通系统或车辆。
通勤者。；通常是通勤铁路、通勤列车或通勤巴士的简称；用于运送通勤者的交通系统或车辆。；乘公共车辆上下班者；月季票乘客；[经] 非(当地)居民
In use
Every morning, the commuter takes the 7:30 train to the city.
During rush hour, the subway is packed with commuters heading to work.
Living close to the office saves the commuter a lot of travel time.
be a commuter
表示身份。
She is a daily commuter.
她每天坐通勤车上下班。
commuter + noun
commuter可用作定语修饰名词。
The commuter train arrives at 8 a.m.
通勤列车早上八点到。
for commuters
表示目的。
This service is for commuters.
Connections
Collocations
- commuter train
- 通勤列车
- The commuter train was delayed due to a signal failure.通勤列车因信号故障晚点了。
- commuter belt
- 通勤带（郊区通勤者居住区）
- Many towns in the commuter belt have seen rising house prices.通勤带上的许多小镇房价一直在上涨。
- commuter traffic
- 通勤交通
- Commuter traffic is heaviest between 7 and 9 a.m.通勤交通最繁忙的时间是早上7点到9点。
- daily commuter
- 每日通勤者
- As a daily commuter, she spends two hours on the road.作为一名每日通勤者，她路上要花两个小时。
- commuter rail
- 市郊铁路
- The city is expanding its commuter rail network.该市正在扩展其市郊铁路网络。
- commuter flight
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想commute（通勤）加er（人）就是通勤者（commuter）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：通勤、交通 该词为中性，通常用于日常通勤场景，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常指通勤者
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'computer' and 'polluter' have the same /juːtə/ ending sound as 'commuter' (though stress pattern may differ). Words ending in '-utter' like 'cutter' and 'butter' look similar but have a different vowel (/ʌ/ vs /uː/).
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.