telecommuting
/ˌtelikəˈmjuːtɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [tɛləkəmjˈutɪŋ] /ˌtelikəˈmjuːtɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [tɛləkəmjˈutɪŋ] /ˈte-li-kə-ˌmyüt How to pronounce telecommute (audio)/ (ame, mw)
telecommuting — 名詞
1. an arrangement in which you do your job at home and stay in contact with your wo
遠距工作
靠網路電話在家工作
an arrangement in which you do your job at home and stay in contact with your workplace by computer, email, or phone
After the bridge closed, Wren switched to telecommuting three days a week.
橋封閉後，Wren 改成每週有三天遠距工作。
switch to telecommuting + time expression
Sana likes telecommuting because her office is two hours from home.
Sana 喜歡遠距工作，因為她的辦公室離家要兩小時。
The company kept telecommuting when it moved to a smaller office.
公司搬到較小的辦公室後，還是保留了遠距工作的安排。
Parents on Matthew's team asked for telecommuting during the school break.
Matthew 團隊裡的家長在學校放假期間要求遠距工作。
Heavy snow made telecommuting the safest choice for office staff.
大雪讓遠距工作成了辦公室員工最安全的選擇。
- telework
very close in meaning and especially common in formal or policy writing
- remote work
broader term that can include working away from home as well as from home
- home working
mainly British wording for doing your job from home
文法句型
switch to telecommuting
telecommuting policy
days of telecommuting
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and common in workplace policy, HR writing, and news about company rules. In everyday speech, many people now prefer the phrase 'work from home' for a single day or short arrangement.
常見錯誤
telecommuting — 動詞
- telecommutingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- telecommutings3rd person singular
- telecommutinging-ing form
- telecommutingedpast simple
1. to do your job at home and stay in contact with your workplace by computer or ph
在家辦公
不進辦公室，在家連線工作
to do your job at home and stay in contact with your workplace by computer or phone instead of going in
Layla telecommutes from home on Tuesdays while her son is sick.
Layla 在兒子生病時，每逢星期二都在家辦公。
telecommute from home
Jiwoo telecommuted for six months after the new baby arrived.
Jiwoo 在新生兒出生後有六個月都在家辦公。
telecommute + time period
When trains stopped, Adaeze telecommuted instead of taking a taxi.
火車停駛時，Adaeze 就改成在家辦公，不搭計程車。
Our designer can telecommute until the train line opens again.
火車線恢復通車前，我們的設計師都可以在家辦公。
Élise telecommutes and joins the sales meeting by video every Friday.
Élise 每個星期五都在家辦公，並用視訊參加業務會議。
- telework
nearly the same meaning and common in formal policy language
- work remotely
broader phrase that can include places other than home
- work from home
the most common everyday phrase for this activity
文法句型
telecommute from home
telecommute two days a week
telecommute for six months
用法筆記
Usually intransitive and often followed by from home or by a time phrase such as two days a week. It sounds more formal and slightly older than the everyday phrase 'work from home'.