commission1/kəˋmIʃən; kəˈmIʃ$n/n 1 [C] an official group whose job is to find out about or control an activity 调查团﹔委员会: the International Whaling Commission 国际捕鲸委员会2 [C,U] extra money that you are paid every time you sell something 佣金: 20% commission 20% 的佣金 3 [C,U] a request for an artist, designer, or musician to do a piece of work〔请艺术家﹑设计师或音乐家创作作品的〕委托
commission2v [T] to ask someone to do a particular piece of work for you 委托: The government commissioned the report last year. 去年﹐政府托人撰写这份报告。commission sb to do sth He was commissioned to design a bridge. 他受托设计一座桥。