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1. Blueprint 1 blueprint blueprints N-COUNT= scheme 计划，蓝图 A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work. a blueprint for health-care reformThe countrys president will offer delegates his blueprint for the countrys future. the blueprint of a new plan of economic reform. 2 blueprint blueprints N-COUNT = design 蓝图，设计图 A blueprint of an architects building plans or a designers pattern is a photographic print consisting of white lines on a blue background. Blueprints contain all of the information that is needed to build or make something. The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device. 3 blueprint blueprints N-COUNT A genetic blueprint is a pattern which is contained within all living cells. This pattern decides how the organism develops and what it looks like. The offspring contain a mixture of the genetic blueprint of each parent. By changing the tomatos genetic blueprint, scientists can alter the rate at which it ripens. 2. Commission 1 commission commissions commissioning commissioned VB 委任，委托 If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you. The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming. You can commission them to paint something especially for you. -commissioned adj Government-commissioned research. 政府委托的研究项目。政府项目 commission commissions N 佣金 Commission is a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes. If a salesperson is paid on commission, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell. The salesmen work on commission only. He also got a commission for bringing in new clients. 3 commission N-UNCOUNT 手续费 If a bank or other company charges commission, they charge a fee for a providing a service, for example for exchanging money or issuing an insurance policy. Trav