com‧mis‧sion 1 S3 W2 / kəmɪʃ ə n / 名词

1 [可数名词] 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 Pollution

2 [可数和不可数名词] 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 [可数名词] 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 sculpture

4 [可数名词] the position of an officer in the army, navy etc

5 [不可数名词] formal the commission of a crime is the act of doing it → commit

6 out of commission

a) 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 work

7 in commission available to be used :

The operating theatres will be back in commission next week.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

set 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 + commission

a 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 change

a 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 Terrorism

a presidential commission the Presidentail Commission on Health Care

a joint commission (= involving two or more countries or groups ) a new India-Sri Lanka joint commission

an investigative/investigating commission An investigative commission was set up immediately after the incident.