1. vt. & vi.使受控制；服从　 put oneself under the control of another
2. vt.提出　 put forward for opinion, discussion, decision, etc.

　～ a plan　提供一个计划
　～ proof　提供证明
　～ report　提交报告
　～ term paper　交论文
　～ problem　提出问题
　～ proposal　提出建议
　～ resignation　提出辞职
　～ anonymously　匿名送交
　～ passively　过分屈从
　～ silently　默默忍受
　～ tamely　绝对顺从
　～ for　交上去以便…
　～ to　把…交上去，顺从…

　He was losing the fight but he would not submit.　他败了，但却没有屈服。
　The rebels were ordered to submit.　反叛者被命令投降。

　He submitted his term paper three weeks late.　他的学期论文晚交了三个星期。
　The secretary submitted a report of the last meeting.　秘书递交了一份关于上次会议的报告。
　She submitted proofs of identity.　她提供了鉴定证明。
　They submitted a new plan.　他们提出了一项新计划。
　The committee members were asked to submit proposals on this matter.　要求委员们对这个问题提出建议。
　The representatives submitted many important problems for discussion.　代表们提出了许多重要的问题来讨论。
　I submitted my resignation.　我提出了辞职。
　The manuscripts were submitted anonymously.　原稿是匿名送交的。

　I submit that the witness is lying.　我认为证人在撒谎。
　I submit that the defendant is not guilty.　我认为被告无罪。
　I submit that the judgement was wrong.　我认为这判决是错误的。
　He submitted that he was not to blame.　他声明他不该受到指责。
　Their lawyer submits that there are no grounds for denying bail.　他们的律师认为不准保释是没有理由的。
　We submit that the terms are entirely unreasonable.　我们认为这条件完全不合理。

 ♣ submit to　(v.+prep.)
1. 顺从…，听命于…，使受到… make (oneself) obey (sb or sth); suffer sth
　They didn't submit to the enemy.　他们没有向敌人屈服。
　The people had to submit to the new rulers when they lost the war.　战败的人们不得不听命于新的统治者。
　No country would submit to being controlled by another country.　没有任何一个国家甘受别国的控制。
　Children at school must submit to the orders of the headmaster.　儿童在学校必须听从校长的指示。
　He is the last man to submit tamely to another's opinion.　他绝不是顺从他人意见的人。
　Never submit to a threat.　永远不要屈服于威胁。
　They had to submit to a thorough body search at the airport.　在机场，他们不得不接受搜身检查。
　I won't submit to having my freedom suppressed.　我决不能容忍我的自由受到压制。
　I submit to being parted from you.　我只好忍痛跟你分别了。
　He will not submit to being separated from her.　他不愿意离开她。
　She would not submit to being guided by him.　她不愿意听他的指导。
　I refused to submit myself to his control.　我拒绝服从他的控制。
　We will submit ourselves to your arrangement.　我们会服从你们的安排的。
　He submitted himself to discipline.　他遵守纪律。
　The girl submitted herself to her mother's direction.　小女孩听从妈妈的吩咐。
　She was unwilling to submit her house to rough treatment by tenants.　她不愿房客住她的房子而不爱惜。
　The metal was submitted to analysis.　对这种金属进行了分析。
2. 向…呈交〔递送…〕 offer (an idea, sth written, etc.) for consideration to (sb or a group)
　I shall submit the report to the Chairman.　我将把报告交给主席。
　Some students have not yet submitted their essays to their tutors.　有些学生尚未把论文交给导师。
　Have you submitted your entry to the judges yet?　你把记录交给法官了吗?
　They submitted a plan to the city council.　他们向市政会提出了一项计划。
　Your suggestion was submitted to the commission for its consideration.　你的建议已提交委员会考虑。
　All important problems must be submitted to the committee.　一切重要的问题都必须呈交委员会。

 ♣ submit, subject
　参见subject条。
 ♣ submit, surrender, yield
　这组词的共同含义是“顺从，服从”。其区别是：submit指顺从别人的意志，服从权威的力量；而yield指被迫停止对抗，向对方屈服；surrender指因战败，或被迫“交出”或“放弃”某些事物。

　［同义词］ subject, surrender, yield
　［反义词］ fight, resist
　［词源］拉丁语submittere（置于管辖之下）