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prep.

1. (表示时间)从…, 自…
   • We've been working from morning to night.
     我们从早到晚一直工作。
2. (表示状态)从某(位置、状态等)开始
   • He rose from office boy to managing director in ten years.
     他在十年间由办公室勤杂员升至总经理。
3. (表示范围)从较低限度算起
   • The jackets are from 35 dollars.
     这些夹克衫起价是35美元。
4. (表示来源)来自…; 源于…; 从…里取出
   • I come from the north.
     我是北方人。
   • He took a shaving mirror from his bag.
     他从手提包里拿出一面剃须镜。
5. (表示分离)与…分离[隔开]; 减去; 扣除
   • The wind blew his hat from his head.
     风将他的帽子从头上吹走了。
   • Six from fifteen leaves nine.
     15减6等于9。
6. (表示否定)免于; 免遭
   • Wild fruit kept us from dying of starvation.
     我们靠着野果才没被饿死。
7. (表示方位)从…; 以…为开始方向
   • Latitudes are the lines that go from east to west.
     纬线是从东到西的线。
8. (表示原因)因为, 出于
   • She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.
     她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
9. (表示比较)与…相比; 与…区分
   • She is different from her sister in character.
     她和她姐姐性格不同。
   • He can tell a fake from the original.
     他能分辨出赝品和真品。