[VERB 动词]正式委托;委托(做) If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
[V n]
[V n to-inf]
[V-ed]
The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming...
农业部委托对低投入耕作进行研究。
You can commission them to paint something especially for you.
你可以委托他们专门为你画点什么。
...specially commissioned reports.
特别委托撰写的报告
Commission is also a noun.
Our china can be bought off the shelf or by commission...
我们的瓷器可现货购买,也可以委托制作。
He approached John Wexley with a commission to write the screenplay of the film.
他找到约翰·韦克斯利,委托他创作这部电影的剧本。
-commissioned
...Government-commissioned research.
政府委托进行的研究
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]受托之事;(接受报酬的)任务 A commission is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for.
Just a few days ago, I finished a commission.
就在几天前,我完成了一项委托创作任务。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]佣金;回扣Commission is a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes. If a salesperson is paid on commission, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell.
[oft on N]
The salesmen work on commission only...
销售人员只根据销售量提取佣金。
He also got a commission for bringing in new clients.
他还因为带来了很多新客户拿到一笔佣金。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](银行或公司收取的)服务费,手续费 If a bank or other company charges commission, they charge a fee for providing a service, for example for exchanging money or issuing an insurance policy.
[BUSINESS 商]
Travel agents charge 1 per cent commission on sterling cheques...
旅行社对英镑支票收取1%的服务费。
Sellers pay a fixed commission fee.
卖方支付固定的服务费。
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[N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]委员会;调查团 A commission is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something.
The authorities have been asked to set up a commission to investigate the murders.
当局被敦促成立一个委员会负责调查这些谋杀案。
...the Press Complaints Commission.
媒体投诉委员会
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]犯(罪)The commission of a crime is the act of committing a crime.
[FORMAL 正式]
If a person uses a gun in the commission of a crime, then he should be given an additional penalty.
如果使用枪支进行犯罪,就应该受到额外的惩罚。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](军队的)任职令 If a member of the armed forces receives a commission, he or she becomes an officer.
He accepted a commission as a naval officer.
他接受任命成为一名海军军官。
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[VERB 动词]委任;任命…为军官 If a member of the armed forces is commissioned, he or she is made an officer.
[be V-ed as n]
[V-ed]
[Also be V-ed]
[usu passive]
He was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Air Force...
他被任命为空军少尉。
Only commissioned officers qualify for the Military Cross.
只有持委任状的军官才有资格获得十字勋章。
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[PHRASE 短语](船、设备等)坏了的,不能使用的 If something, for example a ship or a piece of equipment, is out of commission, it is broken and cannot be used until it is repaired.
[v-link PHR]
The operator expects the ship to be out of commission until the end of September.
技工预计这艘船到9月底才能修好。
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See also:
High Commission
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com·mis·sion★AWL/kəˈmɪʃn; NAmEkəˈmɪʃn/
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commissioncommissionsnoun★official group 官方团体1★(oftenCommission )[countable ]an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control sth, or to find out about sth, usually for the government (通常为政府管控或调查某事的)委员会◆the European Commission欧洲委员会◆( BrE) The government has set up a commission of inquiryinto the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。◆a commission on human rights人权委员会money 金钱2★[uncountable , countable ]an amount of money that is paid to sb for selling goods and which increases with the amount of goods that are sold 佣金;回扣◆You get a 10% commission on everything you sell.你可从你售出的每件商品中获得 10% 的佣金。◆He earned £2 000 in commission last month.他上个月挣了 2 000 英镑的佣金。◆In this job you work on commission(= are paid according to the amount you sell).你做这份工作按销售额提成。3★[uncountable ]an amount of money that is charged by a bank, etc. for providing a particular service (银行等的)手续费◆1% commission is charged for cashing traveller's cheques.兑现旅行支票收取 1% 的手续费。for art/music, etc. 艺术、音乐等4★[countable ]a formal request to sb to design or make a piece of work such as a building or a painting (请某人作建筑设计或作一幅画等的)正式委托in armed forces 军队5[countable ]an officer's position in the armed forces 军官职务of crime 犯罪6[uncountable ]( formal) the act of doing sth wrong or illegal 做错事;犯罪◆the commission of a crime犯罪IDIOMin/out of comˈmissionavailable/not available to be used 可╱不可使用◆Several of the airline's planes are temporarily out of commission and undergoing safety checks.这家航空公司有几架飞机暂时不能使用,正在接受安全检查。verb★piece of art/music, etc. 艺术、音乐等作品1★to officially ask sb to write, make or create sth or to do a task for you 正式委托(谱写、制作、创作或完成)commissionsb to do sth ◆She has been commissioned to write a new national anthem.她已受委托谱写新国歌。commissionsth ◆Publishers have commissioned a French translation of the book.出版商已委托人把这本书译成法语。in armed forces 军队2[usually passive ]to choose sb as an officer in one of the armed forces 任命…为军官commissionsb ◆She was commissioned in 2007.她于 2007 年获任命为军官。commissionsb (as) sth ◆He has just been commissioned (as a) pilot officer.他刚被任命为空军少尉。com·mis·sion/kəˈmɪʃn; NAmEkəˈmɪʃn/
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commissioncom‧mis‧sion1 /kəˈmɪʃən/ ●●○S3W3 noun
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1[countable] a group of people who have been given the official job of finding out about something or controlling something: The Government set up a commission to investigate allegations of police violence.commission on the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution2[countable, uncountable] 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: The dealer takes a 20% commission on the sales he makes.on commission He sold cosmetics on commission.3[countable] a request for an artist, designer, or musician to make a piece of art or music, for which they are paid: a commission from the Academy for a new sculpture4[countable] the position of an officer in the army, navy etc5[uncountable] formal the commission of a crime is the act of doing it → commit6out of commissiona)not working or not available for use: One of the ship’s anchors was out of commission.b) informal ill or injured, and unable to work7in commission available to be used: The operating theatres will be back in commission next week.COLLOCATIONSverbsset up/establish/create a commission· They set up a commission to investigate the problem of youth crime.appoint a commission (=choose the members of a commission)· The president appointed a commission to develop standards in schools.head a commission (=be in charge of one)· He was elected to head a commission on tax reform.a commission recommends something· The commission recommended that the federal government change the way it measures inflation.a commission approves something· The commission approved the plan.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + commissiona special commission· A special commission was set up to investigate the killings.an independent commission· The plan requires approval by an independent commission.an international commission· an international commission on climate changea parliamentary commission· A report was made by a special parliamentary commission.a government commission· A government commission regulates the process.a national/federal commission· the National Commission on Terrorisma presidential commission· the Presidential Commission on Health Carea joint commission (=involving two or more countries or groups)· a new India-Sri Lanka joint commissionan investigative/investigating commission· An investigative commission was set up immediately after the incident.
commission1 noun
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commissioncommission2 ●○○AWL verb
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1[transitive] to formally ask someone to write an official report, produce a work of art for you etc: The report was commissioned by the Welsh Office.commission somebody to do something Macmillan commissioned her to illustrate a book by Spike Milligan.2be commissioned (into something) to be given an officer’s rank in the army, navy etc: I was commissioned into the RAF.
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