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🔑fromfrom /frəm ; strong forms强读式 frʌm ; frɑm / preposition - showing the place where someone or something starts or started（表示地点）从，自◆Has the plane from Chicago arrived yet?从芝加哥来的飞机到达了没有？◆She comes home from work at 7 o'clock.她 7 点钟下班回家。◆A child fell from the seventh floor of an apartment building.一个孩子从一栋公寓楼的七楼摔了下来。
- showing the time when something starts or started（表示时间）从…开始◆Peter will be on vacation from Wednesday through Friday.彼得将从周三到周五休假。◆The store is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. every day.商店每天从上午 8 点到晚上 8 点营业。◆We lived in Oregon from 1989 to 2004.从 1989 年到 2004 年我们住在俄勒冈州。
- showing the person who sent, gave, said, etc. something（表示由某人发送、提供、说出等）寄自，来自，出自◆Did you get a birthday card from John?你收到约翰寄给你的生日卡了吗？◆I borrowed this jacket from my sister.我从姐姐那儿借来这件夹克。◆a phone call from my father我父亲打来的电话
- showing the origin of someone or something（表示来源）来自，从…来，源于◆“Where are you from?” “I'm from Texas.”“你是哪里人？”“我是得克萨斯州人。”◆A guy from the cable company is here.电信公司的一个小伙子来了。
- showing the material with which something is made（表示所用的材料）由…（制成）◆Paper is made from wood.纸是用木材制成的。
- showing the distance between two places（表示两地的距离）距，离◆The house is fifty yards from the lake.这房子离湖五十码远。
- showing the lower limit in a range of prices, figures, etc.（表示价格、数字等幅度的最低点）从…起◆Our prices start from $2.50 a bottle.我们的起价是每瓶 2.50 美元。◆Tickets cost from $3 to $11.票价从 3 美元到 11 美元不等。
- showing the state of someone or something before a change（表示改变前的状态）从，由◆The bus fare has gone up from 85¢ to $1.25.公共汽车票价从 85 美分涨到 1.25 美元。◆The article was translated from Russian into English.这篇文章是从俄语翻译成英语的。◆Things have gone from bad to worse.情况越来越糟了。
- showing that someone or something is taken away（表示被带走、去除）从◆She borrowed the book from the library.她从图书馆借了这本书。◆If you subtract 8 from 12, it leaves 4.12 减 8 得 4。
- showing something that you want to avoid（表示希望避免的事物）使免受，使免遭◆There was no shelter from the wind.没有避风的地方。◆This game will keep you from getting bored.这个游戏不会让你感到无聊。
- showing the reason for something（表示原因）因为，由于◆People in the camps are suffering from hunger and cold.营地里的人饥寒交迫。
- showing the difference between two people, places, or things（表示两者的不同）与…（不同）◆Is Portuguese very different from Spanish?葡萄牙语与西班牙语差别很大吗？
- showing your position or point of view（表示位置或观点）◆There's a great view from the top of the tower.从塔顶上看，风景很壮观。◆He always looks at things from his own point of view.他总是从自己的角度看待事情。
 ●from… onstarting at a particular time and continuing forever从…时起；从…开始◆She never spoke to him again from that day on.从那天起她再也没和他说过话。◆From now on, you will have to help with the housework.从现在起你得帮着干家务活。 |