from

from
[frɔm]
prep
1) (indicating starting place) 来自 [láizì]

* where are you from? — 你来自哪里?

* to run away from home — 离家出走

* from London to Glasgow — 从伦敦到格拉斯哥

* to be back from Spain/Paris etc — 从西班牙/巴黎回来

* viewed from above — 从上鸟瞰

* a light bulb hung from the ceiling — 从天花板上垂下的灯泡

2) (indicating origin) 来自 [laízì]

* a present/telephone call/letter from sb — 来自某人的礼物/电话/信

* to take sth from sb/sth — 从某人/某物处拿某物

3) (with time, distance, price, numbers) 从 [cóng]

* from January (on) — 从1月(开始)

* from one o'clock to or until two — 从1点直到2点

* it's 1 km from the beach — 从海滩到这儿有1公里

* a long way from home — 离家很远

* prices starting from £10 — 从10镑起价

* unemployment has fallen from 7.5% to 7.2% — 失业率已经从7.5%降至7.2%

* six from ten leaves four — 10减去6还剩4

4) (because of, on the basis of) 根据 [gēnjù]

* from what he says — 根据他所说的

* from what I understand — 据我所了解

5) (out of)

* made from — 用...做成 [yòng...zuòchéng]


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