1.to commission sb to do sth
(pay to do)授权(或委任、托付)某人做某事
You can commission them to paint something especially for you.你可以委托他们专门为你绘制画作。
Brook commissioned a couple of dramatists to write a play for him.布鲁克委托几名剧作家为他撰写一个剧本。
They have been commissioned to build one warship with the option for another.他们受托建造一艘军舰, 并可选择再造一艘。
2.(order)预订；订购；委托制作
The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming.农业部委托进行低投入型耕作的研究。
These pieces were commissioned by Queen Victoria.这些物件是维多利亚女王订购的。
specially commissioned reports特别委托撰写的报告
3.【军】(make an officer)任命；授衔
4.(put into operation)开始使用；使投入使用