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- an instruction, command, or role given to a person or to a specially constituted group委托, 委任; 授权; 任命; 任务：
one of his first commissions was to redesign the Great Exhibition building
他最初的任务之一是重新设计大展览会馆
with infinitive he received a commission to act as an informer.他接到委派, 担任密探。
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- an order for something, especially a work of art, to be produced specially（尤指艺术品）委托制作。
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- a work produced in response to such an order委托制作之作品。
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- mass noun archaic the authority to perform a task or certain duties〈古〉所授之权; 所委职权; 代办权：
the divine Commission of Christ.
耶稣基督的神权。
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- a group of people entrusted by a government or other official body with authority to do something委员会。
3
- a sum, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction佣金, 回扣：
foreign banks may charge a commission
外国银行可能要收取手续费
mass noun he sold cosmetics on commission.他代销化妆品。
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- a warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force军职任命状, 授衔令; 委任状。
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- mass noun the action of committing a crime or offence犯罪, 过错。
with obj.
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- give an order for or authorize the production of (something such as a building, piece of equipment, or work of art)授权（或委托）制作（某物, 如建筑物、设备或艺术品）。
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- with obj. and infinitive order or authorize (a person or organization) to do or produce something授权（或委托）（人, 组织）做（或制造）：
they commissioned an architect to manage the building project.
他们委托一位建筑师主管这项建筑工程。
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- with obj. and infinitive give (an artist) an order for a piece of work委托（艺术家）创作作品：
he was commissioned to do a series of drawings.
他受委托作一系列画。
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- bring (something newly produced, such as a factory or machine) into working condition使（某新制造事物, 如工厂、机器）运转（或工作）：
we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned.
我们启动暖气设备时遇到一些小问题。
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- bring (a warship) into readiness for active service使（战舰）准备服现役：
the aircraft carrier Midway was commissioned in 1945.
航空母舰“中途岛”号于1945年开始服役。
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- （一般作be commissioned）appoint (someone) to the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force授军衔给（某人）; 任命（某人）军职：
he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers
他被任命为皇家燧发枪手团的军官
as adj. commissioned a commissioned officer.现役军官。
短语
in commission
- (of a ship, vehicle, machine, etc.) in use or in service（船、车辆、机器等）在使用中; 在服役中。
out of commission
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- not in service; not in working order非现役, 退役; 不能使用; 不在正常运转状态。
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- (of a person) unable to work or function normally, especially through illness or injury（人）（尤指因生病、受伤）不能工作（或行使职责）。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin commissio（n-）, from committere 'entrust' （see COMMIT）.