- (often Commission)[countable]
an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government （通常为政府管控或调查某事的）委员会 The commission is expected to report its findings next month. 该委员会预计下月公布其调查结果。 - (British English)
The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。 The election commission found that neither candidate received enough votes to avoid a run-off. 选举委员会发现两位候选人都没有获得足够的选票来避免第二轮选举。 - on a commission
the British representative on the commission 委员会中的英国代表 - before a commission
The defendant will be brought to trial before a military commission. 被告将受到军事委员会的审判。 - commission on something
She was also a member of the commission on religious education. 她也是宗教教育委员会的成员。 a commission on human rights 人权委员会 The government appointed an independent commission to investigate the causes of the disaster. 政府任命了一个独立委员会调查灾难的原因。
Extra ExamplesThe government has set up a joint commission to consider the problem. 政府设立了联合委员会处理这个问题。 a commission on domestic violence 家庭暴力调查委员会 the commission for racial equality 种族平等委员会 He was appointed to head a commission of enquiry into the recent riots. 他被任命领导一个调查最近暴乱的委员会。 She's a member of the IOC medical commission. 她是国际奥委会医学委员会的成员。 Sweden's Environment Commission has ruled against the dam project. 瑞典的环境委员会已经否决那个大坝工程。 The government set up a fact-finding commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident. 政府成立了一个事实调查委员会来调查事故的相关情况。 This is the first meeting of an intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between the two countries. 这是两国政府间经济合作委员会的首次会议。 the Atomic Energy Commission 原子能委员会
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- national
- independent
- …
- appoint
- create
- establish
- …
- commission for
- commission on
- a commission of inquiry
- [uncountable, countable]
an amount of money that is paid to somebody for selling goods and that increases with the amount of goods that are sold 佣金；回扣 - commission on something
You get a 10 per cent commission on everything you sell. 你每卖出一件东西就能得到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。 - on commission
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。
Extra Examplesto work on a commission basis 以收取佣金的方式工作 Most of the salespeople are on commission. 大多数销售人员都抽取提成。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- small
- …
- earn
- get
- receive
- …
- in commission
- on commission
- commission for
- …
- on a commission basis
- commission on something
- [uncountable, singular]
an amount of money that is charged by a bank, etc. for providing a particular service （银行等的）手续费 1 per cent commission is charged for exchanging foreign currency. 兑换外币要收取1%的佣金。 - commission on something
The bank charges a high commission on these transactions. 银行对这些交易收取高额佣金。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- small
- …
- earn
- get
- receive
- …
- in commission
- on commission
- commission for
- …
- on a commission basis
- [countable]
a formal request to somebody to design or make a piece of work such as a building or a painting; the fact of making such a request （请某人作建筑设计或作一幅画等的）正式委托 Eventually she agreed to accept the commission. 最终她同意接受委托。 - commission to do something
He received a commission to design the new parliament building. 他接受了设计新议会大楼的委托。 - commission for something
Sometimes I take commissions for portraits. 有时我接受肖像的委托。 - commission from somebody
The exhibition was a success and brought commissions from wealthy patrons. 展览很成功，并从富有的赞助者那里获得了佣金。
Extra ExamplesI have received a private commission to paint the prince's family. 我接到私人委托画一幅王子全家的画。 Who won the commission to design the new town hall? 谁赢得了设计新市政厅的委托工作？ She would not accept the commission, saying it did not pay enough. 她不接受佣金，说佣金不够。 The firm will accept commissions for most types of architectural work. 该公司将承接大部份建筑工程项目的委托。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- private
- public
- accept
- get
- receive
- …
- [countable]
the position of an officer in the armed forces, typically with the rank of lieutenant or higher 军官职务 He resigned his commission when he got married. 他结婚后辞去了职务。
- [uncountable] (formal)
the act of doing something wrong or illegal 做错事；犯罪 the commission of a crime 犯罪
official group官方团体
money金钱
for art/music, etc.艺术、音乐等
in armed forces军队
of crime犯罪
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin commissio(n-), from committere ‘entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody’), from com- ‘with’ + mittere ‘put or send’.