| 单词 | commission |
| 释义 | commission —commission /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/ noun [C or U] (PAYMENT) ► F0 a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount of goods sold, or a system that uses such payments: » Is she paid a regular wage or is it on/by commission only?» She gets a 15 percent commission on every machine she sells.Thesaurus+: ↑Earning money and money earnedThesaurus+: ↑Forms of money and methods of paymentnoun [C, + sing/pl verb] (GROUP) ► F0 a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists: » a commission on alcohol abuse/racial tension» The government have set up/established a commission to investigate the problem of inner city violence.Thesaurus+: ↑Societies, clubs and organizations• • • Extra Examples:» A commission has just been appointed to investigate fraud claims.» Last week the commission published its long-awaited report on the problem of teenage pregnancies.» A commission has been set up to look at racial tension in the area.» The commission is due to report next week.noun [C] (MILITARY) ► F0 the official authority to be an officer in the armed forcesThesaurus+: ↑Joining or leaving the armynoun [C] (WORK) ► F0 a request to do a special piece of work: » [+ to infinitive] She's just got a commission to paint Sir Ellis Pike's wife.» Do you do/take commissions?Thesaurus+: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobsnoun [U] FORMAL OR LEGAL (CRIME) ► F0 the act of committing a crime: » the commission of the crime/offence/murderThesaurus+: ↑Obeying and breaking the law , ↑Obedient and compliant , ↑Disobedient , ↑Bad and wrong behaviourverb [T usually passive] (MILITARY) ↑Verb Endings for commission ► F0 to give someone the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces: » Grandfather was commissioned as Group Captain in the RAF just before the war.Thesaurus+: ↑Joining or leaving the armyverb [T] (WORK) ↑Verb Endings for commission ► F0 to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work: » The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.Thesaurus+: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs• • • Extra Examples:» A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.» She's commissioned an artist to paint a portrait of her.» They commissioned me to write a series of articles on language.» He commissioned a report into the disaster. |
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