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表示起点：
a.
动作的起点：
Snowflakes fall from the sky and fly with the wind.
雪花从天空落下，随风飞舞。
Lave ejects from the crater of the volcano and flows towards the valley.
熔岩从火山山口喷出，流向山谷。
Someone is calling at the door，Anna rises from the chair to see who it is.
有人在叫门，安娜从椅子上站起来去看看是谁。
Hearing the words，Jack grew angry and sprang from his seat.
听到这些话，杰克怒了，从他的座位上跳了起来。
She asked her pupil to read the text from paragraph one.
她叫她的学生从第一段开始读课文。
b.
行程的起点：
They travelled from Paris to Lisbon and then returned to their home town.
他们从巴黎旅行到里斯本，然后回到家乡。
These tourists set out from Berlin and changed train at Marseilles.
这些旅游者们从柏林出发，在马赛换车。
Our train ran south from Beijing in the morning and reached Baoding at noon.
我们所乘的列车早晨从北京往南开出，中午到达保定。
Most of the passengers in our coach came from Tianjin.
我们坐的长途汽车中大部分旅客都是天津人。
c.
时间的起点：
Our summer vacation begins from July 1 and ends on August 30.
我们的暑假从7月1日开始，8月30日结束。
Alice swore not to talk with Dick from this time onward.
爱丽丝发誓，从今以后不再跟狄克说话。
China has become a great unified empire from the third century onward.
从3世纪以来，中国就已经成为一个统一的大帝国。
The rain began from early this morning，but now it has stopped.
雨从今天清晨就开始下，但是现在它已经停了。
2
表示状态的变化：
It is only a few years，but he has grown from a little child into a youth.
仅仅数年，他已经从一个小孩长成一个青年。
Mrs Brown went to recuperate on the seaside until she recovered from illness.
布朗太太去海滨休养，一直到她从病中康复。
Water changes from liquid to water vapour when heated to its boiling point.
当水被加热到沸点时，它从液体变为水蒸气。
Through painstaking effort，their business has developed from a small shop into a big enterprise.
经过惨淡经营，他们的买卖已经从一家小商店发展成大企业。
I awoke from an interesting dream at midnight in which I became a little schoolboy again.
半夜我从一个有趣的梦中醒来，在梦中我又成为一个小学生。
3
表示距离、离开：
Scenery often looks best from a distance.
风景从远处观看，显得最好看。
For all our exertions，our work is still far from satisfying our superiors.
尽管我们尽了努力，我们的工作仍然远不能令我们的上级满意。
I go to work by bike everyday，for my office is very far from my home.
我每天骑自行车上班，因为我的办公室离我家很远。
He has been ill and absent from work for nearly a month.
他生病没有上班已经差不多一个月了。
My home village is distant from mountains，so I do not know what mountains look like till my adulthood.
我的家乡离山很遥远，所以我一直到长大以后才知道山是什么样子。
4
表示区别、选择：
a.
表示区别：
We should educate our children how to distinguish goodness from evil.
我们应当教育我们的孩子们如何区分善恶。
Everyone knows brightness from darkness if he is not blind.
任何人只要不是盲人都能区别光明与黑暗。
Through her mother’s teaching，the little girl can tell a red colour from a purple one now.
经过她母亲的教育，那小女孩现在能够区别红色和紫色了。
b.
表示选择：
The teacher chose a girl from his class to go in for a contest.
老师从他的班里挑选一个女孩去参加竞赛。
She made a careful choice from the shoes and chose a most fashionable pair.
她从许多鞋中仔细挑选，选出一双最时兴的鞋来。
5
表示分离、除掉、阻止、逃避、避免、剥夺等含义：
Take that knife from the baby，it is dangerous to him.
把刀子从那婴儿身旁拿走，那对他很危险。
No one knows when he was released from the prison.
没有人知道他是什么时候出狱的。
You are so late，what prevents you from coming? 你来得太晚了，是什么事妨碍你到这儿来?
They refrained from laughing so as not to hurt his feelings.
他们忍着不笑以便不伤害他的感情。
Please dissuade him from folly，he will stir up trouble by so doing.
请劝他不要胡来，他这样做将要闯祸。
Through a millionaire’s help，the company has been saved from bankruptcy.
经由一位百万富翁的帮助，该公司已经免于破产。
6
表示发送地、发送者：
There is a parcel for you from your relative.
你的亲戚给你寄来一个邮包。
A scientist received many congratulation letters from his friends.
一位科学家收到许多朋友的祝贺信。
We think that the boy’s cleverness is a gift from Providence.
我们认为那男孩的聪明是天赋的才能。
Here is a present to you from Mr Green.
这是格林先生送给你的礼物。
They have just received a message from their home town.
他们收到一个来自家乡的消息。
7
表示根源、根据、来源：
Several large rivers rise from that high mountain.
好几条大河从那个高山上发源。
A peasant dug gravel from a pit to build his house.
一位农民从穴中挖掘沙砾来建筑他的房屋。
Saudi Arabia also extracts a vast amount of natural gas from their oilfields for export.
沙特阿拉伯也从他们的油田中开采大量的天然气供作出口。
Large quantities of metal ores have been exploited from the mine in the mountain.
已经从山里的矿中开采了大量的金属矿石。
We draw an optimistic conclusion from what we have heard and seen.
我们从我们所见所闻中得出乐观的结论。
That little girl was named Elizabeth from her aunt.
那小女孩随她姨的姓氏起名叫伊丽莎白。
Although the book is written by a contemporary philosopher，it has many quotations from Plato and Socrates.
该书虽然是由一位当代哲学家所著，但文中引用了许多柏拉图和苏格拉底的文句。
These funds are from the people，so they should be used for the people.
这些经费来之于人民，所以它应当用于人民。
That artist often painted pictures from nature，so his works were vivid and picturesque.
那位画家时常写生做画，所以他的作品非常鲜明生动。
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表示原因、理由、动机：
That old lady did kind deeds from good motives，so she won much admiration and respect.
那位老太太由于良好动机而做善举，所以她赢得许多赞佩和尊敬。
They suffered from starvation and illness，we should do something to help them.
他们由于饥饿和疾病而受苦，我们应当设法帮助他们。
He refused their requests from private reasons.
他由于私人的原因而拒绝他们的请求。
People often do things from necessity but not act from a sense of duty.
人们时常因需要而做某事，而不是由于责任感而行动。
9
与表示位置、时间的副词或副词词组连用，以表示位置、方向、时间：
It is laughable to see that the old man often look from above his spectacles.
那老人时常从他的眼镜上方看人，样子很可笑。
We asked the youth to choose a book from among these as a gift to him.
我们要求那位青年从这些书中挑选一本作为礼物送给他。
This traditional custom has prevailed in our country from long ago.
这个古老的风俗从很久以前就在我国流行。
These travellers come from beyond the mountains，they come here for sight-seeing.
这些旅行者是从山那边来的，他们来此是为了观光。
People gathered from far and near to hear the address.
人们从远近各地聚集这里来听演说。
We are very glad that some old friends of ours come from afar and stay with us.
我们非常高兴，因为我们的一些老朋友自远方来和我们聚会。
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“from...to... 从……至……：
Mother is so happy that her little boy has been able to count his fingers from one to three.
母亲非常高兴，她的小男孩已经能够数手指从1数到3。
These trees sprout from March to April and fruit from September to October.
这些树从3月到4月发芽，从9月到10月结果。
By inference from one point to another，we can guess out the real intention of the opposite side.
通过从一点到另一点的推论，我们能够猜测对方的真正意图。
The teacher asked his class to dictate from Lesson One to Lesson Three.
老师叫他班里的学生们从第一课默写到第三课。
a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳;祸从天降：
When William was going on holiday outside，a letter from his home told him that his father suddenly fell seriously ill，that was a bolt from the blue.
正当威廉在外面旅游时，家里给他来了一封信，告诉他父亲忽然得了重病，这真是晴天霹雳。
absolve sb from 赦免(罪责);免去(责任、义务等)：
A young man made a serious mistake unpurposedly，we made allowance of his youth and ignorance and absolved him from blame.
一个青年无意中犯了一个严重错误，我们体谅他年幼无知，免除了对他的责难。
abstain from 戒除;禁绝(不良习惯、嗜好等)：
When a patient has been cured of his illness，the doctor urges him to abstain from drinking and smoking so as not to have a relapse.
病人痊愈以后，医生叮嘱他戒除烟酒以免疾病复发。
a far cry from 1
遥远的路程;遥远的距离：
It is a far cry from Asia to America，but ancient people had covered it by walking through Alaska.
从亚洲到美洲是个遥远的路程，但是古代人早已步行穿过阿拉斯加到过那里。
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大不相同;迥然不同：
Travelling by air is a far cry from that by train，the former is much more quickly and comfortably.
坐飞机旅行跟坐火车旅行大不相同，前者要迅速舒适得多。
a home from home 像家一样安适的地方：
A new and cosy club has been set up，people all take it as a home from home.
一个新的舒适的俱乐部已经建立起来了，人们都把它当做像家一样安适的地方。
alight from 下(马、火车、汽车等)：
When an old lady alighted from the bus，many people vied for helping her.
当一位老太太从公共汽车下来时，许多人都争着搀扶她。
a nice place to live away from 〈讽刺语〉一个不值得留恋的好地方：
That quiet cafe has become a nice place to live away from because some people often wrangle and cry there and make it noisy and dirty.
那个幽静的咖啡馆已经变成一个不值得留恋的好地方了，因为许多人时常在那里吵嚷，使它变得又嘈杂又肮脏。
apart from 除……之外：
In order to make us understand better，our teacher told us many other examples apart from those given in the textbook.
为了使我们明白得更彻底，除了课本上给的那些例子以外，我们老师又告诉我们许多别的例子。
arise from 由……产生;由……发生：
Mistakes usually arise from carelessness，we must be careful in our work to avoid mistakes.
错误通常产生于粗心大意，我们在工作上必须细心以避免产生错误。
a stone’s throw from 离……一箭之遥;在……的附近：
That large lake is only a stone’s throw from my house，I often go there fishing.
那个大湖距我家仅一箭之遥，我时常去那里钓鱼。
avert from 从……转开(把眼睛、思想等)：
When Doris sees Andy coming，she averts her eyes from him for Andy has offended her recently.
当多丽丝看见安迪走过来时，她把眼睛转开不看他，因为安迪最近冒犯了她。
away from 离开：
Our old friends have been away from us for many years，we long for them deeply.
我们的老友已经离开我们多年了，我们深深地思念他们。
away from the point 不切题;离题：
His talk is away from the point though he quotes authoritative works copiously in it.
虽然他在谈话中大量地引经据典，但他谈的毫不对题。
ban sb from (doing sth) 禁止某人(做某事)：
Some universities ban their students strictly from drinking and smoking to protect their health.
有些大学严禁学生饮酒吸烟以保护他们的健康。
be absent from 缺席;不在场：
Joseph is often absent from work without leave，we think he will be blamed for that.
约瑟时常不请假就不上班，我们想他将要为此受到责备。
be across from 在……之对过;在……之对面：
A large park is across from my house，we often have a walk there after supper.
一个大公园就在我家的对面，晚饭以后我们时常去那里散步。
be averse from 嫌恶;反对：
I am not averse from having a sumptuous meal，it is more nutritious to us.
我不反对吃丰盛的饭菜，它对我们更有营养。
be different from 与……不同：
The two articles are different from each other both in style and in contents.
这两篇文章在文体和内容上彼此都不相同。
be distant from 距离远：
The famous Victoria Falls is still distant from us，we can only view and admire it through the telescope.
著名的维多利亚大瀑布距离我们尚且很远，我们只能通过望远镜来观赏它。
be distinct from 与……不同;与……有别：
This animal is distinct from that we saw in the zoo though they are similar in appearance.
这个动物跟我们在动物园中所看到的那个不同，虽然它们在外形上相似。
be distinguishable from 与(某人、某事物)可以区别：
It is interesting to say that this girl is distinguishable from her twin sister only by the colour of their clothes.
说起来很有趣，这个女孩只有从衣服的颜色上才能让别人将她与她的孪生姐妹分辨开来。
be driven from pillar to post 被逼得走投无路;到处碰壁：
A man abandoned his family and ran away,he tried to find another way of living in the society but was driven from pillar to post，so he had to return home again.
有一个人弃家出走，他想在社会上另谋生计但却到处碰壁，他只有重新回家。
be free from bias 不偏不倚;公正：
Office workers all support their director because he is free from bias in dealing with things.
职员们都拥护他们的主任，因为他处理事务不偏不倚。
bore from within 从内部破坏：
That large enterprise has closed down，the main reason is that its board of directors does not unite and some people bore from within.
那家大企业已经倒闭，主要原因是它的董事会不团结，有人从内部破坏。
borrow the idea/method from 借用、采用别人的想法、方法：
Although they are a large plant，they often borrow advanced technological methods from smaller factories.
虽然他们是个大工厂，但他们时常采用较小工厂的先进的工艺方法。
bow from the waist 1
弯腰：
An old man bows from the waist and then rises up again，he does that repeatedly in his morning exercise.
一位老人弯下腰然后再直起，他在晨练中反复地做这个动作。
2
鞠躬Students all bow from the waist before their teacher when class begins.
当上课时，学生们都向老师鞠躬。
break loose from 挣脱;脱离(锁链、束缚等)：
Owing to the carelessness of a watch，the tiger of a circus nearly broke loose from its cage.
由于一个看守人的疏乎大意，马戏团的老虎险些从它的笼子中挣脱出来。
come away from 从……脱落;掉下：
A button has come away from my overcoat，would you please sew it on for me? 我大衣上的一个扣子脱落了，请你帮我缝上。
come from 1
出生于;籍贯是;来自：
His family is a strange mixture，he comes from England，his wife comes from Germany and his daughter was born in France so she is a French girl.
他的家庭是个奇怪的混合体，他是英国人，他妻子是德国人，他的女儿出生于法国，所以她是一位法国姑娘。
2
为……之结果;从……产生：
No harm comes from trying.
试试无妨(试一试不会有害)。
conceal sth from 隐藏;隐瞒某事物：
The accused tried to conceal an important fact from the judge.
该报告试图向法官隐瞒一项重要事实。
cry/declare/proclaim sth from the house-tops 公开广泛地宣传某事：
A company cries from the housetops that it sells new-type household electrical appliances at a cheap price.
一家公司广泛宣扬他们低价出售新型家用电器。
cut from the same cloth 从同一块布上裁出;一路货色：
All bad things are cut from the same cloth.
所有的坏事都是一路货色。
cut the grass from under sb’s feet妨碍某人;挫败某人：
That young technician has stopped spreading advanced experiences，for some people with conservative ideas cut the grass from under his feet.
那个年轻的技术人员已经停止推广先进经验，因为一些具有保守思想的人阻碍他这样做。
cut the ground from under sb’s feet使某人的论点站不住脚;使某人失利：
After the man put forward his argument，his rival cut the ground from under his feet by quoting the words of an old philosopher.
在那人提出他的论点以后，他的辩论对手引用一位先哲的话来使他的论点站不住脚。
date from 回溯到;开始于(某时代、日期)：
The Great Wall of China dates from the tenth century BC，when it was the Qin Dynasty.
中国的万里长城始建于公元前10世纪，当时是秦代。
defend from 保护;防卫不受……的侵犯：
When their prince went out，they guarded closely to defend him from any sudden attack.
当他们的亲王外出时，他们严密护卫，以使亲王不受任何突然攻击。
deliver from 解救;拯救;释放：
Science has delivered our mind from stupidity and superstition.
科学已经把我们的思想从愚昧和迷信中解救出来。
depart from 不按照;不遵守;背离(指对于规章、制度、风俗等)：
Staff members have been asked to depart from all usual procedures so as to raise working efficiency.
职工们已经被要求打破一切常规手续以提高工作效率。
depart from one’s words 食言;违约：
The manager has promised to pay for our goods immediately after delivery，but he departs from his words and refuses payment.
该经理已经许诺交货以后立即付款，但是他食言拒绝支付。
depart from this life 〈婉转说法〉离开人世;逝世：
After rushing about and toiling all his life that old man departed from this life.
在奔波劳碌一辈子以后，那位老人离开了人世。
departure from 不按照;不遵守;背离(指对于规章、制度、习俗等)：
Departures from irrational regulations and systems are welcome because they may break a new path.
一切背离不合理的规章制度都是受欢迎的，因为这样可以闯出一条新路来。
derive from 1
〈正式用语〉从……得出;从……得到：
The scholar derived respect from his profound learning and noble character.
那位学者由于学识渊博品德高尚而受到尊敬。
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从……起源;来源于：
Most European languages derive from Latin，only a few from Greek.
大部分欧洲语言源出于拉丁文，只有少数源出于希腊文。
descend from 为……之后裔：
It is said that his family is descended from a certain Roman noble.
据说他的家族是古罗马某位贵族的后裔。
deter sb from 阻碍、妨碍某人;使某人灰心：
Failure did not deter the youth from trying，on the contrary，he summed up experience and continued to exert himself.
失败并没有使那位青年不再尝试，相反地，他总结经验，再接再厉。
detract from 减损;贬抑(价值、功绩等)：
Such a deed greatly detracts from his good reputation and brings dishonour to his family.
这样的行为极大地损害了他的名誉并给他的家庭带来耻辱。
develop from 成长;发展;发育：
With correct management and administration，their firm has developed from an ordinary shop into a large enterprise.
在正确的经营管理下，他们的商号已经从一个普通的商店发展成一家大企业。
deviate from 不符合;偏离：
We do not believe in him because his behaviour deviates from the principle a man should act up to.
我们不相信他，因为他的行为偏离了做人的准则。
deviation from 不符合;偏离：
You should understand that your action is a deviation from social customs.
你应当明白，你的举动背离了社会风俗。
die away from sb’s memory 被某人忘掉：
Gradually his parents’ bidding dies away from his memory and he relapses into drinking and smoking.
他父母嘱咐他的话逐渐被他忘掉，他又恢复了喝酒吸烟。
differ from 1
与……不同;相异：
These two diamonds differ from each other both in size and in colour，it is easy to distinguish them.
这两颗钻石在大小和颜色上都不相同，极易辨认。
2
与(某人)持异意;不同意：
Lisa differed greatly from her parents about her marriage and resolutely objected to that arranged by them.
丽莎在她的婚事上跟她的父母意见不和，她坚决反对父母给她包办的婚姻。
discharge sb/sth from (含有排出、放出、发射、遣走等含义，具体含义由上下文而定)：
discharge water from a reservoir 从水库放水
discharge electricity from clouds 自云层放电
discharge cargo from a ship 自轮船卸货
discharge a man from his office免某人之职
discharge a worker from service 解雇一个工人
discharge a patient from hospital 让病人出院
discharge a prisoner from the prison 释放犯人
discharge anarrow from a bow 拉弓射箭
discourage sb from (doing sth) 阻止;劝阻某人(不去做某事)：
The parents managed to discourage their daughter from marrying a young man，who was poor though learned and ambitious.
父母成功地劝阻了他们的女儿跟一位青年结婚，这个青年虽然有学问、有抱负，但是很穷。
discriminate from 区分;辨别：
That astronomer is adept in discriminating fixed stars from planets though they are all tens of thousands of light years away.
那位天文学家善于区分恒星和行星，虽然它们都位于数万光年以外。
disentangle sb/sth from 使某人、某事物解除(困难、纠缠、混乱等)：
Only holidays can disentangle our old manager from daily busy business of our company.
只有度假才能使我们的老经理脱离开我们公司日常繁忙的业务。
dissent from 1
与(某人)意见不同：
We dissent from them as to the attitude towards that problem.
在对待那个问题的态度上我们与他们的意见不同。
2
不同意(某事物)：
We dissent from the rigid attitude our colleagues hold and appeal it to our superiors.
我们不同意我们同事们所持的僵硬态度，因此请上级决定。
dissimilar from 与……不相似;与……不相同：
Have you noticed the colour of that foreigner’s eyeballs dissimilar from that of ours? 你注意到那个外国人眼珠的颜色跟我们的不一样吗?
dissociate sb/sth from 使某人、某事物与……分离;使某人、某事物与……脱离关系：
That branch office has dissociated itself from its head office and engaged in business independently.
那个分公司已经跟它的总公司分离，独立经营业务。
distinguish sth from 使某事物有别于：
Speech distinguishes man from the animals，man can speak while the animals can’t.
语言使人类有别于动物，人类能说话而动物则不能。
distinguish A from B 区别两事物：
John’s two pet dogs are so much alike that it is impossible to distinguish the one from the other.
约翰的两只爱犬太相像了，使人无法分辨。
distract sth from 使某事物转移：
Reading distracts the mind from grief and amusement distracts the heart from sorrow.
读书解忧;娱乐解愁。
distract sb from 使某人转移注意力;使分心：
The sweet song of a fair girl distracted that young scholar from his study.
一位美丽姑娘的甜美歌声使那位年轻的书生分心读不下去书。
diverge from 与……分歧;与……离开：
Our opinion diverges from theirs in that the value of oriental civilization is higher than that of occidental civilization.
我们意见跟他们意见的分歧在于，我们认为东方文明的价值高于西方文明。
divert sth from 使某事物改变、转向：
The high mountain range diverts a large river from its original bed.
这条高大山脉使一条大河的河床改道。
draw a conclusion from 自……得出结论：
The biologist has drawn a conclusion from his experiments of inbreeding and outbreeding.
该生物学家已经从他那近亲繁殖和远亲繁殖的试验中得出结论。
drop from the skies 自天而降;从意想不到的地方出现：
He is a blessed fellow，rescue often drops from the skies each time he is in danger.
他是个有福的家伙，每当他有难时，救援常常从天而降。
en route from A to B 在自甲地至乙地的途中：
They made many new friends in their voyage en route from Tianjin to Shanghai.
在从天津至上海的航程中，他们结识了许多新朋友。
ensue from 随……而发生;因……而发生：
A famine ensued from a succession of bad harvests in an African country，we should assist them with grain.
非洲一个国家由于连年歉收而发生饥馑，我们应当用粮食支援他们。
err from the right way 误入歧途：
Young people are apt to err from the right way if there is not a correct guide.
年轻人如果没有正确的引导，易于误入歧途。
escape from the claw of 逃出……的魔掌：
He has escaped from the claw of a bad person.
他已经逃出一个坏人的魔掌。
exact sth from 强制要求(某人)付出：
According to the judgement of the lawcourt，creditors exacted payment from a debtor.
依照法庭判决，债权人强制债务人还债。
except sb/sth from 不包括某人、某事物在内;免除某人、某事物：
You are excepted from the list of praise because you are less excellent than they.
你没有被包括在受表扬名单之内，因为你不如他们那样优秀。
exclude from 拒绝进入：
We exclude those men from membership of our fishing club because they know nothing about fishing.
我们拒绝那些人加入我们的钓鱼俱乐部，因为他们不会钓鱼。
excuse sb from 使某人免除(责任、处罚等)：
In view of his repentance，the school authorities have excused the student from blame.
鉴于那学生悔过，学校当局已经免除了对他的处分。
exempt sb from 使某人免除(义务等)：
Poor eyesight has exempted him from military service.
视力不佳使他免除了服兵役的义务。
extort sth from 从(某人)强取、勒索某物：
It is against the law to extort something from others.
强取别人物品是违法的。
far from 远非;一点也不：
Little Tom is a silly ass，his answer in the maths exam is far from correct，he will get another zero mark.
小汤姆是个笨蛋，他数学考试的答案一点也不对，他将又得一个零分。
far from completion 远远没有完成：
Being short of hand，their task is far from completion.
由于人手缺少，他们的工作远远没有完成。
far from it 极不相同;大相径庭：
Drudgery is not our target. Far from it. Our target is to improve the tools and get the twice result with half the effort.
辛苦工作不是我们的目标，远远不是，我们的目标是改进工具，事半功倍。
far from(being)satisfactory 远不令人满意：
You must continue your exertion，your work is far from satisfactory.
你仍需继续努力，你的工作远不令人满意。
far from the mark 远离目标;不中肯：
Although he has talked a great deal，his words are far from the mark.
虽然他谈了许多，但是他谈的一点也不中肯。
fling from 悻悻然而去;愤然离去：
Her angry words grew louder and louder，at last she flung from the room.
她由于发怒，说话声音越来越大，最后她愤然离屋而去。
flow from 来自;由……而来：
Virtue flows from education and fostering，wealth flows from industry and economy.
美德来自教育和培养，财富来自勤劳和俭朴。
flush from 赶出;逐出：
With the help of his hounds，the hunter has flushed a fox from its den.
在猎犬帮助下，那猎人已经把一只狐狸从它的洞穴中赶出。
forbear from 1
忍住;抑制住：
They tried their best to forbear from complaining and pretended to be content.
他们尽量忍着不发牢骚，假装满意。
2
不谈;不提：
We cannot forbear from going into details to convince them.
我们不得不详述事实以便说服他们。
free from 没有……;无……：
She now lives in the countryside and her life is free from trouble and anxiety.
她现在居住在农村，生活无忧无虑。
free sb/sth from 使某人、某事物免除、摆脱：
We do our best to free our colleagues from selfishness and jealousy and we have managed to do it now.
我们尽一切努力使我们的同事们摆脱自私和猜忌，现在我们已经做到了。
free from care 无忧无虑：
This old lady was free from care because her sons and daughters all showed filial obedience to her.
这位老太太无忧无虑，因为她的儿子们和女儿们都孝顺她。
fresh from school 刚从学校出来：
These youths are fresh from school，you can still observe characteristics of students on them.
这些青年是刚从学校出来的，你仍可以在他们的身上观察到学生的特点。
fresh from the countryside 刚从乡间出来：
This man is fresh from the countryside，his sincerity in dealing with people moves us very much.
这个人是刚从乡间出来的，他对待别人的诚恳态度使我们非常感动。
from above 从上面：
Immediately after it became dark，the bright round moon rose from above the horizon.
天刚黑，一轮明月就从地平线上方升起。
from abroad 从国外：
The factory has engaged some experts from abroad，but they also cannot solve the complicated technological problem.
该厂已经从国外聘来一些专家，但是他们也不能解决这个复杂的技术问题。
from a child 自幼;从幼年：
He has been taught to be honest and righteous from a child，so honesty and righteousness have become part of his character.
他自幼就受到应当诚实和正直的教育，所以诚实和正直已经成为他品格的一部分。
from afar 从远处; 自远方：
Scenery always looks more beautiful from afar，so we often admire high mountains and large rivers from a distance.
景物从远处观看显得更美，所以我们时常从远处观赏高山大河。
from age to age 世世代代：
The brilliant cultural heritage passed on to us from our ancestors will be handed down from age to age.
我们祖先传给我们的光辉灿烂的文化遗产将要世世代代地传下去。
from all accounts 从各种说法来看：
From all accounts，their company should be responsible for the loss because this has been stipulated clearly in the contract.
从各种说法来看，他们公司应当对这项损失负责，因为这在合同上已经清楚地规定了。
from all sides或from every side从各方面：
Whenever there is a country fair，people come from all sides to sell or buy something in it.
每当农村逢到集市的时候，人们就从各方到集市上买卖东西。
from among或from amidst 从……的中间：
Children play on the seashore and pick colourful fan shells from among the pebbles.
孩子们在海边游戏，从小卵石中挑拣彩色的扇贝。
from apart 从远处：
John throws a ball to his friend from apart，but his friend cannot catch it.
约翰从远处把一个球掷给他的朋友，但他的朋友接不住它。
from a sense of duty 从责任感出发：
These youths often help the old and the poor from a sense of duty.
这些青年从责任感出发，时常帮助老年人和贫苦的人。
from A to Izzard或from A to Z从头至尾;彻底地：
A teacher asked his students to review their lessons from A to Z to make preparations for the finals.
一位老师要求他的学生们彻底复习功课以便给期末考试做准备。
from bad to worse 越来越坏;越来越糟：
In spite of various treatments in a hospital，his father’s health grew from bad to worse.
虽然在医院中经过各种治疗，他父亲的健康情况还是越来越坏。
from before 1
从……之前：
This scientist has been famous from before the war，now he wins the Nobel Prize for his great invention in Chemistry.
这位科学家从战前就有名，现在他由于在化学上的伟大发明而获得诺贝尔奖金。
2
从前：
We have given repeated warnings to him from before，but he never paid heed to us.
我们从前就反复警告过他，但是他就是不听。
from begining to end 从头至尾;自始至终：
The whole family are football fiends，they often watch football games on TV from beginning to end.
全家都是足球迷，他们时常在电视里看足球比赛从开头看到末尾。
from behind 1
从……的后面：
After rain the sun comes out from behind the cloud and it soon becomes fine.
下雨以后，太阳从云的后面露出来，天一会儿就晴了。
2
从后面：
When Mary walked in a dark street，she was frightened to see a figure suddenly jump out from behind.
玛丽在一个黑暗的街上行走时，看到一个人从她后面忽然跳出，她非常害怕。
from below 1
从……的下面：
When he is already half drunken，he takes out another bottle of brandy from below his table.
当他已经半醉时，他又从桌子底下拿出一瓶白兰地来。
2
从下面：
Some masons repaired the roof on above and some others sent bricks and tiles to them from below.
几位泥瓦匠在上面修理屋顶，另外几位泥瓦匠从下面给他们递砖送瓦。
from between 1
从……的中间：
There are already two tunnels through that mountain，now they dig a third one from between them.
已经有两条隧道穿过那座山，现在他们从这两条隧道中间再凿一条隧道。
2
从中间：
This machine turns out products from both ends and raw materials are fed in from between.
这个机器将成品从两端送出，原料则从中间喂入。
from betwixt 〈旧用语和文学用语〉从中间：
These two knights had decided to fight a duel against each other，their friends tried to reconcile them from betwixt.
这两位武士已经决定进行决斗，他们的朋友们试图从中间和解他们。
from beyond 从……的那一方：
I often receive letters from beyond the mountain，they are written by my old classmates who have gone there studying.
我时常接到山那边寄来的信，它们是去那里读书的老同学们写的。
from cellar to garret或from garret to cellar 整幢房屋;楼房上上下下：
The whole building is covered with Boston ivy which creeps from cellar to garret.
整幢楼房上上下下都被爬山虎遮满。
from cellar to rafter 整幢房屋;楼房上上下下：
In order to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of their old mother’s birth the brothers and sisters decided to paint their building red from cellar to rafter.
为庆祝老母亲80岁寿辰，兄弟姐妹们决定把他们的楼房从上到下都漆成红色。
from cover to cover (指书、杂志等)从头至尾：
That pictorial was a best seller，there were interesting pictures and photos in it from cover to cover.
那个画报是畅销书，它从头至尾都是有趣的图画和照片。
from cradle to crutch 从小至老;一生：
All people live from cradle to crutch alike but their fates differ in thousands of ways.
所有的人都是同样地从小活到老，但是他们的命运千差万别。
from dawn to dusk 从天亮到日暮：
The peasants work in their fields from dawn to dusk，they will surely get a bumper harvest in autumn.
农民们从早到晚在田地里劳动，秋天他们一定会获得丰收。
from day to day或from one day to the next 逐日;一天一天地：
Children expected their father to return from day to day，their father had gone abroad for several years.
孩子们一天一天地盼望他们的父亲回来，他们的父亲去国外好几年了。
from disuse 由于不使用：
Our brain is such an organ which may degenerate from disuse.
我们的大脑是一个如不使用就可能退化的器官。
from door to door 挨门挨户：
This poor man made his bare living by collecting odds and ends from door to door.
这个穷人靠挨门挨户收集杂物来维持他起码的生活。
from end to end 从这一头到那一头：
The whole corridor was lighted with colourful lanterns from end to end.
整个长廊从这一头到那一头都用彩色灯笼照明。
from everlasting to everlasting 永远无穷地：
The universe will evolve and develop according to its own rule from everlasting to everlasting.
宇宙将按照它自己的规律永远无穷地进化发展下去。
from every quarter或from all quarters 从四面八方;从各处：
People come from all quarters to attend a celebration ceremony held to celebrate our victory.
人们从四面八方来到这里参加庆祝胜利的仪式。
from far and near 从远近各地：
Queen Elizabeth decided to open her palace to her subjects these few days，people from far and near all came to look it round.
伊丽莎白女王决定这些天向她的臣民开放她的皇宫于是人们从远近各地都赶来参观。
from far away 从远处：
It is really delightful that our good friends come to see us from far away.
我们的好友从远方来看望我们，真使我们快乐。
from fear 由于害怕：
When a stern teacher scolded his pupils，they dared not raise their heads from fear.
当一位严厉的老师责骂他的学生们时，学生们害怕得都不敢抬头。
from first to last 自始至终：
Players showed good sportsmanship in all their matches from first to last.
运动员们在所有的比赛中自始至终表现出良好的竞技状态。
(do sth) from force of habit 由于习惯(而做某事)：
Little Tom gets up and goes to bed late everyday，he does like this from force of habit.
小汤姆每天起得晚也睡得晚，他这样做已成习惯。
from generation to generation 世世代代：
We have the custom to hold memorial ceremony for our forefathers from generation to generation.
我们世世代代有祭祀祖先的风俗。
from hand to hand 手对手地(传递、交付等)：
To be prudent，I delivered the letter to him from hand to hand and asked him to take care.
为了谨慎起见，我手递手地把信交给他，并嘱咐他要小心。
from hand to mouth 仅能��口：
A neighbour of mine is very poor，he can only live from hand to mouth.
我的一个邻居很穷，他的生活仅能��口。
from head to foot 从头到脚;全身上下：
Mother dressed her naughty child in a new suit，but the child soon became muddy from head to foot.
妈妈给她的淘气孩子穿上一身新衣服，但是一会儿工夫那孩子就从头到脚都是泥。
from high或from on high 从高处;从天上：
The child climbed up an orange-tree and picked oranges，he dropped them down from high and his little brother waited under.
那个小孩爬上橘子树摘橘子，他从上面往下扔，他的小弟弟在底下等着。
from house to house 挨家挨户：
That old man collects waste materials from house to house，he earns a bare living on this.
那位老人挨家挨户收集废品，他以此来维持最起码的生活。
from lack of 因为缺乏;因为没有：
A man can do heavy work，but he cannot do the work of a nurse from lack of care and patience.
男人能做重活，但他不能做护士的工作，因为男人缺乏细心和耐心。
from little up 〈美〉从幼年起：
The mother is a foreigner，and she teaches her children her own mother tongue from little up.
母亲是个外国人，从孩子幼年起她就把她自己的母语教给他们。
from long ago 从很久以前：
Many traditional customs in our country have come down from long ago，some of them have even been observed for thousands of years.
在我国，许多古老风俗是从很久以前传下来的，其中有些甚至已经被遵守了数千年。
from memory 凭着记忆：
We admire that old scholar very much，he can repeat many Confucian classics word by word from memory.
我们非常钦佩那位老学者，他能逐字背诵许多经书。
from morning till night 从早到晚地;日以继夜地：
In order to bring up her children，the mother toiled from morning till night day by day.
为了养大她的孩子们，母亲每天日以继夜地辛劳。
from mouth to mouth 口口相传：
It is said that there are some incantations，which old monks teach their disciples only from mouth to mouth.
据说有些咒语，老和尚仅是口对口地传授给他们的弟子。
from now on 从现在开始;今后：
After scolding her naughty boy，the mother said to him：“You should correct your error and make a fresh start from now on.
”骂完了她那顽皮男孩以后，妈妈对他说：“你今后应该要改过自新。”
from off 离开：
Mrs White takes the kettle from off the fire and puts a pan on it，she is going to cook lunch for her family.
怀特太太把壶从火上拿开，放上一个锅，她要给全家做午饭。
from of old 自古以来;很久以来：
Numerous myths have been passed on from of old，we have all heard some of them from our parents or our grandparents.
许多神话是自古相传下来的;有些我们就是从父母或祖父母那里听到的。
from one’s heart 衷心地;真诚地：
Julia often comes and helps me with my household chores，I am grateful to her from my heart.
朱丽娅时常来帮助我做家务活，我衷心地感激她。
from one’s teeth 怀恨地：
Ellen swore from her teeth that she would never talk to Jack，for Jack often treated her rudely.
爱伦怀恨地发誓说，她将永远也不跟杰克说话了，因为杰克时常粗暴地对待她。
from out of 从……之中往外;从……之中出来：
Many traditional fables are very instructive we can draw much moral from out of them.
许多古老的寓言富有教育意义，我们从它们当中可以吸取许多教训。
from place to place 到处;处处：
There are exotic flowers and rare trees from place to place in the wild mountains，we can hear the pleasant chirping of little birds everywhere.
深山中到处生长着奇花异木，我们随时都能听到小鸟的悦耳鸣声。
from soup to nut 从头至尾;无所不包：
His address probes into various branches of natural science and social science from soup to nut.
他的演说探讨了自然科学和社会科学的各个分支，无所不包。
from space to space 每隔一定距离：
In the vast open country there are motor-pumped wells from space to space so that peasants can irrigate their fields with them.
在广阔的原野上每隔一定距离布有机井，让农民们用来灌溉他们的土地。
from spite 为了泄愤;出于恶意：
Having been scolded by his mother，that mischievous boy threw a cup against the ground from spite.
那个顽皮的男孩在挨完妈妈的责骂以后，为了泄愤把一个茶杯摔在地上。
from start to finish 自始至终：
Our basketball team is worthy of the title of a champion team，all our team members show excellent skill and best sportsmanship in the match from start to finish.
我们的篮球队不愧为冠军队，所有队员在比赛中自始至终显示出纯熟的球技和良好的竞技状态。
from stem to stern 从船头至船尾;从头至尾：
The large ship was decorated with red silk and fresh flowers from stem to stern in celebration of launching.
为了庆祝下水，那艘大轮船，船头至船尾都用红绸和鲜花装饰。
from strength to strength 不断壮大;越来越强大：
It is a rule that the good and honest will grow from strength to strength and the evil from weakness to weakness.
善良的事物越来越强大，邪恶的事物越来越弱小，这是个规律。
from sun to sun 从日出到日落：
People living in the wild mountains know nothing about time，they just labour from sun to sun.
深山里的人们不知道时间，他们只是从日出到日落地劳动着。
from the beginning 从开始;从最初：
Charles has set a good example for us all from the very beginning，so our task is completed both quickly and excellently.
从一开始查理就给我们大家树立了良好的榜样，所以我们的工作完成得又快又好。
from the bottom of one’s heart 衷心地;真诚地：
Joseph saved a little child from under the hoofs of a shying horse，the child’s parents were thankful to him from the bottom of their hearts.
约瑟从惊马的蹄下救出一个小孩，那孩子的父母由衷地感谢他。
from the bottom of one’s soul衷心地;真诚地：
Alice is grateful to Martin from the bottom of her soul because，once in a road accident Alice was injured，Martin sent her to hospital promptly.
爱丽丝衷心地感激马丁，因为在一次交通事故中，爱丽丝受了伤，马丁迅速地把她送到医院。
from the bottom up 彻底地;从一开始：
They abolished all irrational rules and regulations from the bottom up.
他们彻底地废除了一切不合理的规章制度。
from the cradle 从婴儿时期：
It is strange to say that the genius child has shown his extraordinary wisdom from the cradle.
说来奇怪，那个天才的儿童从婴儿时期就已经显示出不寻常的智慧。
from the cradle to the grave 从生到死;一辈子：
Sorrows and joys，partings and reunions are common occurences in a man’s life from the cradle to the grave.
悲欢离合是人一生的家常便饭。
from the depth of one’s mind 真心;诚心;从心底里：
I was deeply moved by his sincerity，for each word he told me was from the depth of his mind.
我被他的诚挚所感动，因为他告诉我的每一句话都是他的肺腑之言。
from the fact that 从这样的事实：
Henry was innocent，this might be analyzed from the fact that he was absent from the spot when the accident happened.
亨利是无辜的，可以从这样的事实来分析——当事故发生时，他没有在现场。
from the first 从最初;从开始：
From the first，his father has opposed his intention to get a job，his father wants him to go on studying.
从一开始起，他父亲就不同意他去找工作，他父亲想叫他继续求学。
from the ground of one’s heart 衷心地;出自心底地：
They are kindhearted people，they wish us success from the ground of their hearts.
他们是和善的人，他们出自心底地祝愿我们成功。
from the ground up 从头开始：
They never give up their work after their failure，on the contrary，they decide to do it from the ground up.
他们在工作失败以后从不中途放弃;相反地，他们决定再从头做起。
from the horse’s mouth (消息等)直接得来的;直接得自有关人士：
You may rest assured，your son is safe and sound，I get this news from the horse’s mouth.
你可以放心，你的儿子安全无恙，这个消息我是直接得自有关人士。
from the house-tops 公开地;公然地：
A newly-started shop publicizes from the house-tops that they sell goods of best quality at cheap prices.
一家新开业的商店公开宣扬他们物美价廉。
from the jump 从开始;从最初：
That primary school lays emphasis on moral education from the jump，so its pupils are all refined and courteous.
那个小学校从一开始就注重德育教育，所以它的学生们都是彬彬有礼。
from the lips outwards 不假思索地;敷衍地：
When we ask for his help，he often promises to help from the lips outwards，but he never does it.
当我们要求他帮助时，他时常敷衍地答应帮助，但从来不去做。
from the midst of 从……当中：
A woman-teacher chooses some clever and deft little girls from the midst of her pupils and begins to teach them embroidery individually.
一位女教师从她的学生们中间挑选了几个心灵手巧的小姑娘，开始单独教给她们刺绣。
from the nature of things 理所当然地;必然地：
Tom works diligently and studies intensively，he will achieve great success in the future from the nature of things.
汤姆勤勉工作，努力钻研，理所当然他将来也会获得巨大的成就。
from the ploughtail 起于田地之中;种田出身：
Our teacher comes from the ploughtail，so he is amiable and easy of approach.
我们的老师是种田出身，所以他平易近人。
from the sole of the foot to the crown of the head 从头到脚;全身上下：
The prince and princess were dressed in silk and brocade from the sole of the foot to the crown of the head to show their splendour and nobleness.
王子和公主从头到脚穿着绫罗绸缎以显示他们的华丽和高贵。
from the start 从最初;从开始：
Edward and George were good friends from the start but they separated and went different way for the future after they grew up.
艾德华和乔治最初是好朋友，但是长大以后他们就分道扬镳各奔前程了。
from the teeth outwards/forwards在表面上;非真心地：
The two companies want to cooperate from the teeth outwards，but in fact they both try to get the profit solely.
这两家公司在表面上愿意合作，但实际上他们都试图独自获利。
from the word go 从一开始：
They have worked hard and raced against time from the word go so as to complete their task ahead of schedule.
他们从一开始就努力工作争分夺秒以便提前完成工作。
from the wrong side of the tracks1
来自底层社会：
That diligent pedlar comes from the wrong side of the tracks，he toils in his business and is never afraid of hard work.
那位勤勉的商贩出身于底层社会，他辛苦经商，不怕劳累。
2
生自穷人家;出身贫苦：
Many great scientists came from the wrong side of the tracks，they acquired great achievements only through innumerable trials and tribulations.
许多伟大的科学家出身贫苦，只是经过千辛万苦他们才获得伟大成就。
from this out 〈美口语〉从今以后;今后：
After his failure in the examination，the student vowed to work hard from this out.
在考试失败以后，那学生发誓今后要努力用功。
from time immemorial 自古代以来;极古的：
From time immemorial，our ancestors have handed down the habit of sleeping once and dining thrice everyday，we still observe that habit now.
自远古以来，我们的祖先就传下每日睡觉一次，吃饭三次的习惯，现在我们仍然遵守它。
from time to time 时时，不时：
In the evening，people stroll in the park，talking and laughing from time to time.
在晚间，人们在公园中漫步，不时地说着笑着。
from top/tip to toe 从头顶到脚趾;完全地：
The little girl painted her doll with red from top to toe，she thought the doll would be very glad to be painted so.
那小女孩把她的洋娃娃从头顶到脚趾都涂上红色，她认为那个娃娃一定很喜欢这样的着色。
from top to bottom 完全地;全部地：
That old tower was covered with vines and moss from top to bottom，no one dared to climb it because it was so high and so slippery.
那座古塔全部被藤蔓植物和苔藓遮满，没有人敢于爬上它因为它又高又滑。
from under 1
从……的下面：
Road-builders dig a tunnel from under the rock so that the highway may pass through the high mountain.
筑路工人从岩石下面挖掘一条隧道让公路穿过高山。
2
从下面：
As there is advanced communication equipment，people can communicate with flying airplanes from under.
由于有了先进的通讯设备，人们能够从下面跟飞行中的飞机通讯。
from under one’s nose 就在眼前;当着面：
David was so absorbed in the novel that he did not perceive even when we took away his cup from under his nose.
大卫读小说如此入神，甚至我们当着他的面拿走他的茶杯他都没有觉察到。
from way back 1
从远处;从穷乡僻壤：
The first time Andrew came from way back，he was bewildered by the busy traffic of the large city.
当安德鲁第一次从穷乡僻壤来时，他被这大城市的繁忙车辆行人所昏乱。
2
从很久以前;由来已久：
That old temple has been built from way back，
the pine and cypress trees around it are all several thousand years old.
那所古庙是很久以前建造的，它周围的松柏树都是数千年的老树了。
from within 1
从……的里面：
A little worm creeps out from within an apple，perhaps it is going out to breathe some fresh air.
一个小虫子从苹果里面爬出来，也许它是出来呼吸一下新鲜空气。
2
从里面：
When we have a rest near the conservatory of music，we hear beautiful music flying out from within.
当我们在音乐学院附近休息时，我们听到悦耳的音乐从里面飘出来。
from without 〈旧用法〉1
从……的外面：
A little girl saw many beautiful dolls from without the shop window，she was deeply attracted by them.
一个小姑娘从商店橱窗外看到里面有许多美丽的小娃娃，她被它们深深地吸引着。
2
从外面：
A concert hall is not far from our house，we can often hear sweet songs from without.
一所音乐厅离我家不远，我们时常能从外面听到悦耳的歌声。
from year’s end to year’s end 一年到头;整年地：
Peasants are very diligent，they labour in their fields from year’s end to year’s end.
农民们非常勤劳，他们一年到头都在田里劳动干活。
from year to year 年复一年;年年：
She expected her husband to return from year to year，but the husband had married another woman outside and would never return.
她年复一年地盼望她的丈夫回来，但是她的丈夫在外面已经跟另一妇女结婚，永远也不回来了。
gather from 从……上推断、推想：
We gather from his behaviour that he is an honest and reliable man.
我们从他的行为上推断，他是一个诚实可靠的人。
generalize from 从……上归纳、概括：
Isaac Newton generalized his laws of motion from his life-long study and observation.
牛顿从他毕生研究和观察中归纳出他的运动定律。
get a blast from 被(某人)严责、严斥：
That young man gets a blast from his parents because he is too particular about food and clothing and spends most of his pay on them.
那个青年被他的父母严斥，因为他太讲究吃穿，他把大部分工资都花费在它们上面。
get benefit from 得益于;获益于：
I have some devoted friends，each time I make a mistake，I get much benefit from their admonition.
我有一些忠实的朋友，每当我有过失时，我从他们的劝诫中获益良多。
get short shift from 受到……简慢无礼的对待：
Mr Smith often gets short shift from others because he is a poor man and no one would make much of poor people.
史密斯先生时常受到别人简慢无礼的对待，因为他是个穷人，而穷人是不受别人重视的。
get water from a flint 缘木求鱼：
The man tries to press oil out of chaff，we say he is getting water from a flint.
那人试图从糠里榨出油来，我们说他是缘木求鱼。
go back from one’s bargain 违背协议：
A businessman has signed an agreement with a factory to buy its products，but he goes back from his bargain later.
一个商人已经跟一个工厂签订协议购买该工厂的产品，但是他后来违背了协议。
go back from one’s promise 违背许诺;违背诺言：
If a man goes back from his promise once，his credit will be damaged，if he does like that more than once，people will break off association with him.
如果一个人一次违背诺言，他的信用将受到损害;如果他不只一次地这样做，人们将跟他断绝交往。
go back from one’s words 食言;违约：
A shopkeeper went back from his words and would not sell his goods at the price already agreed upon.
一个商店主人食言，不愿按照已经商定好的价格出售他的货品。
go from bad to worse 越来越坏;每况愈下：
They worried about their father，his health went from bad to worse.
他们为父亲担忧，他的健康情况越来越差。
go from one extreme to the other从一个极端走到另一个极端：
My friend is eccentric in character，he often goes from one extreme to the other in his actions.
我的朋友性格古怪，他的行动时常从一个极端走到另一个极端。
grin from ear to ear 咧着嘴笑：
When mother returned home，the child grinned from ear to ear and threw himself into his mother’s arms.
当妈妈回到家中时，那小孩咧着大嘴笑，扑向妈妈的怀里。
hail from (指船、人)来自：
Owing to blind worship of things foreign，they think that all experts should hail from abroad.
由于崇洋思想，他们认为所有专家都应当来自国外。
have/take rise from 起源于;从……开始：
If tracing to the source，nearly all technical things had rise from China in ancient times.
如果溯本追源，几乎所有的含技术性的东西在古代都起源于中国。
hear from 1
接到……的信或电报：
I have not heard from my classmate since we left our school.
从离开学校以来，我没有接到过我同学的来信。
2
受到……的批评：
Harvey was crestfallen when he returned home，he had heard from his manager in the company.
哈维回家时垂头丧气，他在公司里受到他经理的批评。
keep sth a secret from 不把某事告诉(某人)：
The man is dismissed from his factory，but he keeps it a secret from his wife so as not to make her worry.
那人被开除出厂，但他不把这事告诉他的妻子，以免她忧虑。
keep away from 远离：
We keep away from that insolent person，he knows nothing about how to deal with others politely.
我们远离那个傲慢的人，他不懂得如何礼貌待人。
keep sb from the bottle 不让某人喝酒：
Mr Brown dare not drink any more，for his wife has kept him from the bottle.
布朗先生不敢再喝酒了，因为他的妻子不让他喝了。
keep/hold aloof from 不接近;不参与：
If people all keep aloof from a man，there must be something wrong about him，the man himself should make a careful examination about his own conduct.
如果人们都疏远一个人，那个人一定有些问题，他自己应当好好检查一下自己的行为。
keep one’s eyes away from 不看;把视线移开：
Mother dotes on her only son，when her son gets into mischief，she often keeps her eyes away from him purposedly.
妈妈溺爱她的独生子，当她的儿子胡闹时，她时常故意看不见。
keep the wolf from the door 勉强度日;勉强��口：
A neighbour could only keep the wolf from the door，people were trying to help him.
一个邻人仅能勉强��口，大家正在设法帮助他。
know a hawk from a handsaw 有常识;尚有见识：
Dick is better educated than we，so he knows a hawk from a handsaw.
狄克的文化程度比我们高，所以他尚有见识。
look away from 不看;把视线移开：
When someone came in，the gluttonous man looked away from the cake at once.
当有人进来时，那馋人立刻把视线从糕点上移开。
look back from the plough 虎头蛇尾;半途而废：
Two girls have a competition to see who dares to drive away a dog more boldly，but when a big dog comes near them，they both look back from the plough.
两位姑娘比试，看谁能更勇敢地把一条狗哄走，但是，当有一条大狗走近她们时，她们都中途退缩了。
make from 用……原料制成;由……制造：
Nearly all furniture is made from wood，but，with the progress in science and technology，people begin to make furniture from plastics.
几乎所有的家具都是用木材制造，但是，随着科技的进步，人们开始用塑料制造家具。
not a hundred miles from/off 〈口语〉离……不远：
The mountain is not a hundred miles from our village，we can make a round trip there in an hour.
那座大山离我们村庄不远，我们可以一个小时打来回。
Nothing comes from/of nothing.〈谚语〉无中不能生有。无风不起浪。
We need not be afraid that others may suspect us to have done something improper，the proverb goes that nothing comes from nothing.
我们不必害怕别人可能怀疑我们做了不正当之事，俗语说，无中不能生有。
not know chalk from cheese 不辨黑白：
My neighbour is an ignorant man，he is lacking in common sense，sometimes he even does not know chalk from cheese.
我的邻人是个无知的人，他缺乏常识，有时他甚至不辨黑白。
pass from mouth to mouth 口传;传播：
A piece of good news passed from mouth to mouth in the village that Mr Black had been bestowed medical doctorate.
一个好消息在村子里传播，这个消息是说布莱克先生已经获得医学博士学位。
pass from the picture 退出历史舞台;不再处于显要位置：
Time brings great changes to the world，many big transnational corporations have closed down and passed from the picture.
沧海桑田，许多巨大的跨国公司已经倒闭并退出历史舞台。
proceed from words to blows 吵着吵着就打斗起来：
It is a bad act to quarrel with others，it is even worse to proceed from words to blows.
跟别人争吵是不好的行为，吵着吵着就打斗起来则是更坏的行为。
put/set sth apart from 把某物拨出、留开：
Sailors put some pure water apart from their daily use for emergency needs.
海员们从日常使用中留一些淡水以备不时之需。
put/set sb apart from 使某人显得特殊：
We think highly of George，his far-sighted views put him apart from other young men.
我们重视乔治，他的具有远见的见解使得他跟别的青年迥然不同。
raise from death 使复活;使苏醒：
No earthly force can raise a dead man from death.
世间没有任何力量能够使一个已故的人复活。
raze from one’s memory 忘却;从记忆中抹掉：
With the lapse of time，many dear recollections in my childhood have been razed from my memory.
随着时光的流逝，童年时许多值得珍惜的往事都从我的记忆中消失。
receive attentions from 从……接受殷勤招待：
No matter where the millionaire goes，he receives attentions from the people around him.
那位百万富翁无论走到哪里，都从他周围的人们那里受到殷勤招待。
refrain from 抑制;克制(不做某事)：
People should refrain from drinking and smoking because they are harmful to health.
人们不应当喝酒和吸烟，它们对健康有害。
result from 产生于;起因于：
The two good friends break off their longterm friendship，it results from a misunderstanding between them.
这两个好友断绝了他们长期的友谊，这起因于他们中间的一个误会。
retire from the world 退隐：
That old man has retired from the world and spent his remaining years in rural seclusion.
那位老人已经退隐，在田野之间度过他的晚年。
rise from the gutter 从微贱中发迹：
Numerous great personages，in modern and ancient times，in China or elsewhere，rose from the gutter.
古今中外有许多伟大人物从微贱中发迹。
rise from the ranks (军官)出身行伍; 由微贱中发迹：
Napoleon Bonaparte rose from the ranks，he became a world-famous general owing to his genius and personal struggle.
拿破仑出身行伍，他成为世界闻名的将军是由于他的天才和个人奋斗。
separate the husk from the grain分清良莠：
When we deal with things，we should be able to separate the husk from the grain.
当我们处理事物时，我们要能够分清良莠。
separate the sheep from the goats把好人坏人分开：
It needs ample social experience and sharp vigilance to separate the sheep from the goats.
分辨好人坏人需要丰富的社会经验和高度的警惕。
set sail from 从……启航：
Columbus set sail from Spain and arrived at the West Indies，thus he discovered America.
哥伦布从西班牙启航到达西印度群岛，从而发现了美洲。
shake the dust from one’s feet 舍之他去;弃之不干：
After the employee had a quarrel with the boss，he resigned his post and shook the dust from his feet.
那雇员跟老板吵架之后，他辞掉职位，弃之而去。
shoot from the hip 鲁莽行事;鲁莽讲话：
While dealing with people，we should never shoot from the hip or we shall offend others and make serious mistakes.
当与人交往时，我们切勿鲁莽行事，否则我们将会冒犯别人并犯严重错误。
shrink from 引避;畏缩：
He is born a coward fellow，he often shrinks from direct conflict with others no matter when and where.
他天生是个懦弱的人，无论何时何地他总是避开跟别人正面冲突。
sift the wheat from the chaff 区别精华和糟粕;区别重要的和不重要的：
When we study western culture，we should learn how to sift the wheat from the chaff.
当我们研究西方文化时，我们要学会如何区分精华和糟粕。
so far from 决不是;绝非：
So far from a help，he is a hindrance.
他不但帮不了忙，反而碍事。
spring from 产生;来自：
We have found out that many troubles spring from his carelessness and negligence.
我们已经发现，许多麻烦事都产生于他的疏乎大意。
stand aloof from 站得很远;离得很远：
Although the old temple stands aloof from the village，villagers often go and take cool air there in summer.
虽然那座古庙离村子很远，但村里人夏天时时常到那里去乘凉。
stand no nonsense from 〈口语〉不能容忍(某人)胡说;不能容忍(某人)胡搞：
One should always talk about something meaningful，if he always talks absurdly and indecently，others will stand no nonsense from him.
一个人应当总谈论一些有意义的事，如果他总是说些荒诞不经的话，别人将不容忍他胡说。
start from scratch 1
从起跑线出发：
Although all runners start from scratch at the same time，only one of them reaches the finishing line first.
虽然所有的赛跑者同时从起跑线出发，他们之间只有一个人首先到达终点线。
2
从头做起;白手起家：
A scientist asked his students to start from scratch in their study though it would cause them more trouble.
一位科学家要求他的学生们在研究工作上要从头做起，虽然这会使他们费更多的事。
stay away from school 旷课：
A pupil often stayed away from school without due reason，his teacher called his parents’ attention to this matter.
一个小学生时常无故旷课，他的老师已经请他的家长注意这件事。
stop sb from (doing sth) 制止、阻止某人(做某事)：
That old man stopped his son from loving ease and hating work，he asked him to be diligent.
那位老人制止他的儿子好逸恶劳，他要求他勤勉。
straight from the shoulder (指批评、责备等)直截了当地;率直地;直陈地：
These good friends often criticize one another straight from the shoulder，and they all benefit much in so doing.
这些要好的朋友们时常率直地互相批评，他们由于这样做都得到益处。
straight from the tin 第一手的;原来的;新鲜的：
He guaranteed this information to be straight from the tin and asked us to take full consideration of it.
他保证这个信息是第一手的，要求我们对它充分考虑。
strike fire from 用……打火：
Ancient people struck fire from the flint，they knew no other way to make a fire.
古人用燧石打火，他们不知道别的取火方法。
strip sth from/off 从……脱去、剥去：
Mechanics stripped paint from a machine so as to apply rust inhibitor to it.
修机工们把一个机器上的油漆剥去以便给它上防锈剂。
sweat from every pore 极热;极兴奋：
Tourists sweat from every pore because they have just had a hot and thirsty walk from a lake.
旅游者们感到非常热，因为他们刚从一个湖走回来，又热又渴。
take a load from sb’s mind 解除某人思想负担;使某人宽心：
Mr White tells his wife that their child will soon be back safely，thus he takes a load from his wife’s mind.
怀特先生告诉他的妻子，他们的孩子不久即将平安归来，这样他就使他的妻子宽心了。
take away from 减少;减低;减弱：
His bad conduct has taken away greatly from his father’s prestige.
他的不良行为已经极大地降低了他父亲的威望。
take sth away from 除掉、拿走某事物：
Through careful explanation，we have taken suspicion and misunderstanding away from their mind.
经过细心的解释，我们已经消除了他们思想上的怀疑和误解。
take sb away from 使某人离开：
Owing to divergence of opinion，his partner has been taken away from his business.
由于意见分歧，他的合伙人已经离开了他的买卖。
take it from me或take my word for it 相信我的话吧;我敢保证：
Take it from me，your child will surely become something in the future.
请相信我的话吧，你的孩子将来一定成为大人物。
take its spring from 发源于;始于;来 自：
Chinese characters take their spring from pictographic signs inscribed on bones and tortoise shells in ancient times.
中国的方块字起源于古代刻于甲骨上的象形符号。
take one’s colour from 效仿(某人);学(某人)的样子：
Dick takes his colour from others in everything，he even imitates other’s accents when he speaks.
狄克在每件事上都效仿别人，甚至在说话时他也效仿别人的腔调。
take one’s cue from 效仿(某人);学(某人)的样子：
As he was a layman in this work，he always took his cue from adepts.
由于他在这件工作上是外行，他总是看内行人怎样做他就怎样做。
tear oneself away from 勉强使自己离去;忍痛舍去：
She could hardly tear herself away from the scene because it was linked to her heart.
她几乎舍不得离开那里，因为那里连着她的心。
tell sb’s fortune from cards 用纸牌给人算命：
A witch told a girl’s fortune from cards and said that she would marry a handsome and satisfactory young man soon.
一个女巫给一个姑娘用纸牌算命说，她不久即将嫁给一个英俊称心的青年。
tell sb/sth from 区别、识别(某人、某事物)：
Through mother’s patient teaching，that chubby baby can tell a cat from a dog now.
经过妈妈的耐心教导，那个圆胖的婴儿现在已经能够区别猫和狗。
turn aside from (使)转变方向;(使)转向一边：
The pupils turned aside from their way to school to play in a scenic woods.
学童们从去往学校的道路转向去往一个风景美丽的树林去玩。
turn away from 1
(使)转变方向;(使)离开：
If a man turns away from the path of right，he will lose his bearings.
如果一个人离开正路，他将要迷失方向。
2
对……感到厌恶：
One should be noble in mind and behaviour or else others will turn away from him.
一个人在思想和行为上要高尚，否则别人将厌恶他。
walk away from 在比赛中轻易胜过(某人)：
A pupil is very proud of himself because he has just walked away from his little brother in a race.
一位学童感到非常骄傲，因为他刚在赛跑中轻易地胜过他的小弟弟。
wander from the subject 离开本题：
Most of the audience went away and gave the speaker an awkward silence，for the speaker often wandered from the subject in his speech.
大部分听众都离开了，给演讲人一个冷场，因为那演讲人在他的演说中常常离开本题。
wander from the track 离开正确道路;走入歧途：
Mother urges her child repeatedly that he should never wander from the track in his way of life.
妈妈反复地叮嘱她的孩子，千万别在人生道路上走入歧途。
where from 从哪里来;是哪里人：
Children all asked that stranger where from and where to so as to help him.
孩子们都问那个陌生人从哪里来，到哪里去，以便帮助他。
win recognition from 博得(某人)赏识：
Although Charles has come to our company only recently，he has won recognition from our manager.
虽然查理只是最近才来到我们公司，但他已经得到我们经理的赏识。
withdraw from circulation 停止流通;停止发行：
Dictionaries of old editions have withdrawn from circulation，revised ones are now being edited.
旧版的辞典已经停止发行，修订版的辞典正在刊行。
wring/get water from a flint 击燧取水;做不可能的事：
That fanciful man wants to reap beans by sowing melons，he is wringing water from a flint.
那个富于幻想的人想要种瓜得豆，他这是击燧取水。


李士钧 编著.
英语介词用法词典.
天津：
天津科学技术出版社.
2003.
第249-273页.
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