from
- prep.（表示来源）来自，源于，出自，从…来;（表示所用的原料）由…（制成）;不在，没来;根据，从…来看;（表示开始的时间）从…开始;（表示原因）由于，因为;（表示起始点）从…起，始于;（表示两者之间的距离）离;（表示防止）使免遭，使免受;妨碍，不准;（表示被阻止或防备的人或事物）以防，以免;（表示由某人发出或给出）寄自，得自;从;（表示幅度或范围）从…（到）;（表示改变前的状态或形式）从…（到）;（区别二者时用）与…（不同）
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（表示起始点）从…起，始于
used to show where sb/sth starts
She began to walk away from him.
她开始离他而去。
Has the train from Bristol arrived?
从布里斯托尔开来的火车到了没有？
（表示开始的时间）从…开始
used to show when sth starts
We're open from 8 to 7 every day.
我们每天从早8点至晚7点营业。
He was blind from birth.
他天生失明。
（表示由某人发出或给出）寄自，得自
used to show who sent or gave sth/sb
a letter from my brother
我兄弟来的信
information from witnesses
证人提供的信息
the man from (= representing) the insurance company
保险公司的人
（表示来源）来自，源于，出自，从…来
used to show what the origin of sb/sth is
I'm from Italy.
我是意大利人。
documents from the sixteenth century
16世纪的文献
quotations from Shakespeare
莎士比亚语录
heat from the sun
太阳热
（表示所用的原料）由…（制成）
used to show the material that sth is made of
Steel is made from iron.
钢是由铁炼成的。
（表示两地的距离）离
used to show how far apart two places are
100 metres from the scene of the accident
离事故现场100米
（表示位置或观点）从
used to show sb's position or point of view
You can see the island from here.
从这里可以看见那海岛。
From a financial point of view the project was a disaster.
从经济观点看，这个项目彻底失败了。
（表示幅度或范围）从…（到）
used to show the range of sth
The temperature varies from 30 degrees to minus 20.
温度在30度至零下20度之间变化。
The store sells everything from shoelaces to computers.
这家商店出售的商品从鞋带到计算机应有尽有。
Conditions vary from school to school.
各所学校的情况不同。
（表示改变前的状态或形式）从…（到）
used to show the state or form of sth/sb before a change
Things have gone from bad to worse .
情况越来越糟。
translating from English to Spanish
从英语译成西班牙语
You need a break from routine.
你需要从日常工作中解脱出来去休息一下。
（表示分离或去除）
used to show that sb/sth is separated or removed
The party was ousted from power after eighteen years.
该党执政十八年后被赶下台。
（表示防止）使免遭，使免受
used to show that sth is prevented
She saved him from drowning.
她救了他一命，使他免遭淹死。
（表示原因）由于，因为
used to show the reason for sth
She felt sick from tiredness.
她累得浑身不对劲。
（表示进行判断的原因）根据，从…来看
used to show the reason for making a judgement
You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting.
根据一个人的笔迹可以了解很多有关他的情况。
From what I heard the company's in deep trouble.
就我所听到的，这家公司已深陷困境。
（区别二者时用）与…（不同）
used when distinguishing between two people or things
Is Portuguese very different from Spanish?
葡萄牙语与西班牙语区别很大吗？
I can't tell one twin from the other.
我分不出双胞胎中谁是谁。
starting at the time mentioned and continuously after that
从现在起你可以独自工作。
From now on you can work on your own.
She never spoke to him again from that day on.
从那天起她就再没和他说话。
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In addition to the uses shown below, from is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘date from’ and ‘grow away from’.
除下列用法外，from 还可用于 date from, grow away from 等短语动词中。
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PREP 出自;得自
If something comes from a particular person or thing, or if you get something from them, they give it to you or they are the source of it.He appealed for information from anyone who saw the attackers.
他呼吁任何看见袭击者的人提供信息。
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谈论信件或信息的发出者时，使用 from：He received a message from Vito Corleone (他收到了维托·科莱奥内捎来的信息)。谈论作家、作曲家或画家等某一作品的创作者时，使用 by：three books by Michael Moorcock (迈克尔·莫科克所著的3本书)，a collection of piano pieces by Mozart (莫扎特钢琴曲集)。
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PREP 来自;产自
Someone who comes from a particular place lives in that place or originally lived there. Something that comes from a particular place was made in that place....an art dealer from Zurich...
来自苏黎世的艺术品商人
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PREP 为…(工作);在…(工作)
A person from a particular organization works for that organization....a representative from the Israeli embassy.
以色列大使馆的代表
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PREP 从…(离开或移开)
If someone or something moves or is moved from a place, they leave it or are removed, so that they are no longer there.The guests watched as she fled from the room.
客人们看着她逃离了房间。
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PREP (取)自…;从…(分开)
If you take one thing or person from another, you move that thing or person so that they are no longer with the other or attached to the other.In many bone transplants, bone can be taken from other parts of the patient's body...
在许多骨移植手术中，可以从病人身体的其他部位取骨。
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PREP 从…(减去或扣除)
If you take something from an amount, you reduce the amount by that much.The £103 is deducted from Mrs Adams' salary every month...
这 103 英镑每月从亚当斯夫人的工资里扣掉。
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PREP 离开;不在
From is used in expressions such as away from or absent from to say that someone or something is not present in a place where they are usually found.Her husband worked away from home a lot...
她丈夫经常离家在外工作。
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PREP 从…(回来)
If you return from a place or an activity, you return after being in that place or doing that activity.My son Colin has just returned from Amsterdam.
我儿子科林刚从阿姆斯特丹回来。
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PREP (已经)从…(回来)
If you are back from a place or activity, you have left it and have returned to your former place.Our economics correspondent, James Morgan, is just back from Germany...
我们的财经记者詹姆斯·摩根刚刚从德国回来。
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PREP 从…(看到或听到)
If you see or hear something from a particular place, you are in that place when you see it or hear it.Visitors see the painting from behind a plate glass window...
参观者隔着平板玻璃橱窗欣赏那幅画。
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PREP 从…(挂下或伸出)
If something hangs or sticks out from an object, it is attached to it or held by it.Hanging from his right wrist is a heavy gold bracelet.
他的右腕上戴着一只沉甸甸的金手镯。
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PREP (表示距离)离(某处)…
You can use from when giving distances. For example, if a place is fifty miles from another place, the distance between the two places is fifty miles.The centre of the town is 4 kilometres from the station...
市中心距离车站 4 公里远。
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PREP (交通线路)起自…，连接…
If a road or railway line goes from one place to another, you can travel along it between the two places....the road from St Petersburg to Tallinn.
从圣彼得堡到塔林的路
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PREP 由…(制成)
From is used, especially in the expression made from, to say what substance has been used to make something....bread made from white flour.
精白面粉做的面包
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PREP (表示时间)从…起，始于
You can use from when you are talking about the beginning of a period of time.She studied painting from 1926 and also worked as a commercial artist...
她从 1926 年起开始学画，同时还从事着商业艺术家的工作。
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PREP (表示范围)从…到…，由…至…
You say from one thing to another when you are stating the range of things that are possible, or when saying that the range of things includes everything in a certain category.There are 94 countries represented in Barcelona, from Algeria to Zimbabwe...
包括从阿尔及利亚到津巴布韦的 94 个国家在巴塞罗那设有代表处。
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PREP (表示形式或状态)从…变成…
If something changes from one thing to another, it stops being the first thing and becomes the second thing.The expression on his face changed from sympathy to surprise...
他脸上的表情从同情变为惊讶。
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PREP 因为;由于;出于
You use from after some verbs and nouns when mentioning the cause of something.The problem simply resulted from a difference of opinion...
这个问题仅仅是由于意见分歧引起的。
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PREP 根据;依据
You use from when you are giving the reason for an opinion.She knew from experience that Dave was about to tell her the truth...
经验告诉她戴夫就要对她说出实情了。
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PREP (用于 protect, free, keep, prevent 等动词后)免于
From is used after verbs with meanings such as 'protect', 'free', 'keep', and 'prevent' to introduce the action that does not happen, or that someone does not want to happen.Such laws could protect the consumer from harmful or dangerous remedies...
这样的法规可以保护消费者免受有害或者危险药品的威胁。
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Players improve ability to develop connections Difficulty to follow up the level of development of the world stunt , so that starting from the starting score to win .
提高运动员专项能力，大力发展难度动作的连接，跟进世界高难度动作的发展水平，做到从起评分赢起。
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Charlie called from the living room . " Bella ? "
查理从起居室那边喊道：“贝拉？”
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You go first , I 'll take my lead from you .
你领头，我来照样做。
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You can 't stop people from saying what they think .
人们怎么想就会怎么说，你阻止不了。
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The name has come down from the last century .
这名称是从上个世纪流传下来的。
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Nowadays a lot of people work from home .
如今有很多人在家工作。
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Quite apart from all the work , he had financial problems .
除了那么多工作，他还有财务困难。
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Students come here from the four corners of the world .
学生从世界各地来到这里。
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Her friends from work came to see her in the hospital .
她工作单位的朋友来医院看望她。
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The following extract is taken from her new novel .
下面一段摘自她的新小说。
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You could see from his face that he was lying .
从他的表情上你可以看出他在说假话。
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You have no right to stop me from going in there .
你无权阻止我进去。
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It takes at least an hour to get home from work .
下班回家至少得花一个小时。
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The magazine will appear in a new design from next month .
从下月起这本杂志将以新的设计问世。
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She was away from work for a week .
她有一个星期没来上班。
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The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25 .
雇员人数从40人减少到了25人。
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It 's never worked from day one .
这从一开始就行不通。
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There have been many complaints from members of the public .
现在已有大量的民众投诉。
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We are not far from my home now .
我们现在离我家不远了。
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Things are going well from what I hear .
从我所听到的来看，事情进展不错。
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What do you want from me ?
你要从我这里得到什么？
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It 's obvious from what he said that something is wrong .
根据他所说的，显然是出问题了。
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Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience .
生活在非洲完全不同于在家里，那真是一次不同寻常的经历。
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We have extrapolated these results from research done in other countries .
我们从其他国家所作的研究中推断出这些结果。
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He cut himself off from all human contact .
他断绝了与所有人的联系。
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She never spoke to him again from that day on .
从那天起她就再没和他说话。
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The new drug will be generally available from January .
这种新药从一月份开始将可大量上市。
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Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day .
营业时间为每天10点到6点。
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There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from .
有种类繁多的图案可供选择。
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She saved a little girl from falling into the water .
她救下一个眼看要落入水中的小女孩。
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