英文英文字典

英文英文字典

古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典

Commute的结果

Commute (v. t.)

To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares.

Commute (v. i.)

To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation.

Commute (v. i.)

To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.