- [uncountable]
the act of accepting that somebody has defeated you and that you must obey them 屈服；投降；归顺 a gesture of submission 投降的手势 to beat/force/starve somebody into submission 打得／强迫／饿得某人屈服 His response was one of resistance, not submission. 他的反应是抵抗，而不是屈服。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, Permission and obligationc1The emperor demanded total submission from his subjects. 皇帝要求臣民绝对服从他。 They bombed the town into submission. 他们连续轰炸，这个镇子被迫投降。 the patient's submission to the demands of the hospital 病人对医院要求的服从
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- demand
- expect
- get
- …
- submission to
- [uncountable, countable]
the act of giving a document, proposal, etc. to somebody in authority so that they can study or consider it; the document, etc. that you give 提交；呈递；提交（或呈递）的文件、建议等 When is the final date for the submission of proposals? 呈交提案的最后日期是什么时候？ - submisison to somebody/something
They prepared a report for submission to the council. 他们准备了一份报告要提交给理事会。 The deadline is 1 October and late submissions will not be marked. 截止日期为10月1日，迟交的文件将不予标注。 Many diploma courses require the submission of a project. 许多文凭课程要求提交项目。
Extra ExamplesSend submissions via email to the editor. 请将稿件通过电子邮件发送给编辑。 The Society invites submissions for a special issue. 协会欢迎大家为特刊投稿。 The agency got 15 submissions from 11 countries. 该机构得到了来自 11 个国家的 15 份呈递材料。 The companies have made a joint submission to the minister. 那些公司向部长提交综合意见书。 The university is setting up a website to allow electronic submission of manuscripts. 该大学正建立一个网站，以便学生提交手稿的电子版。 We welcome submissions from writers and reviewers. 我们欢迎作者和评论者投稿。 Late submissions will not be marked. 迟交的将不被标记。 The document formed part of a submission to the European Parliament. 该文件是提交给欧洲议会的文件的一部分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- detailed
- lengthy
- joint
- …
- make
- accept
- reject
- …
- in a/the submission
- submission for
- submission to
- …
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law 法律 a statement that is made to a judge in court （向法官提出的）看法，意见 All parties will have the opportunity to make submissions relating to this case. 各方均有机会提交与此案有关的陈述。 The judge upheld the defendant's submission and quashed his conviction. 法官支持被告的陈词，撤消了对他的判罪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- oral
- written
- closing
- …
- consider
- hear
- support
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin submissio(n-), from the verb submittere, from sub- ‘under’ + mittere ‘send, put’.