commuters

IPA/kəˈmjuː.tər/
KK[kəmjˈutɚz]IPA/kəˈmjuː.t̬ɚ/

commuters — noun

  • commuterssingular
  • commutersesplural

1. people who make the same trip from home to work and back as part of their usual

1.名詞B1
釋義

people who make the same trip from home to work and back as part of their usual routine.

例句

Commuters packed the station after the last bus broke down.

rush-hour crowd after a transit problem

By six o'clock, commuters from Taoyuan were already napping on the airport train.

commuters from + place on a regular route

同義詞
  • passengers

    broader; passengers are simply people riding in a vehicle, whether or not the trip is routine

  • travelers

    broader; travelers may be on holiday, on business, or taking a one-time trip

  • workers

    tells you about employment, not about making a regular journey

文法句型

commuters from + place

commuters on + bus/train

commuters to + work

用法筆記

Usually refers to people who make the same trip to work on most days. Use the singular form commuter for one person, and do not use commuters for tourists or other one-time travelers.

常見錯誤

❌The tourists on the weekend train were commuters.
✅The tourists on the weekend train were passengers.
💡commuters make a regular trip, usually for work.
❌My father is a commuters from Banqiao.
✅My father is a commuter from Banqiao.
💡use commuters only when you mean two or more people.