commission
noun
verb
kəˈmɪʃən
noun
1
a
group
of
people
who
have
been
given
the
official
job
of
finding
out
about
something
or
controlling
something
调查团; 考察团; 委员会
C
The
Government
set
up
a
commission
to
investigate
allegations
of
police
violence.
政府成立了一个委员会来调查对警察暴力的指控。
[+
on
]
the
Royal
Commission
on
Environmental
Pollution
环境污染皇家调查团
2
an
extra
amount
of
money
that
is
paid
to
a
person
or
organization
according
to
the
value
of
the
goods
they
have
sold
or
the
services
they
have
provided
佣金; 提成; 回扣
C,U
The
dealer
takes
a
20%
commission
on
the
sales
he
makes.
商贩按销售额收取 20% 的佣金。
on
commission
He
sold
cosmetics
on
commission.
他卖化妆品按销售提成。
3
a
request
for
an
artist,
designer,
or
musician
to
make
a
piece
of
art
or
music,
for
which
they
are
paid
〔对艺术或音乐作品的〕制作委托，创作委托
C
a
commission
from
the
Academy
for
a
new
sculpture
学院要求制作一尊新雕塑的委托
4
the
position
of
an
officer
in
the
army,
navy
etc
〔军队中的〕官职，军衔
C
5
the
commission
of
a
crime
is
the
act
of
doing
it
[正式] 犯罪
U | formal
6
out of commission
a.
not
working
or
not
available
for
use
b.
ill
or
injured,
and
unable
to
work
[非正式] 生病的; 受伤的
informal
One
of
the
ship’s
anchors
was
out
of
commission.
船的一个锚坏了。
7
in commission
available
to
be
used
可以使用的
The
operating
theatres
will
be
back
in
commission
next
week.
手术室下周可以恢复使用。
verb
8
to
formally
ask
someone
to
write
an
official
report,
produce
a
work
of
art
for
you
etc
委托撰写; 委托制作
T
The
report
was
commissioned
by
the
Welsh
Office.
这份报告是受威尔士事务部委托写的。
commission
sb
to
do
sth
Macmillan
commissioned
her
to
illustrate
a
book
by
Spike
Milligan.
麦克米伦公司委托她为斯派克．米利根的一本书画插图。
9
be commissioned (into sth)
to
be
given
an
officer’s
rank
in
the
army,
navy
etc
〔在军队中〕被授予军官军衔
I
was
commissioned
into
the
RAF.
我被授予皇家空军的军官军衔。