单词详解
prep.
A. (表示时间) 从……，自…… (indicating the time at which sth. starts )
She has been working from morning to night. 她从早到晚一直工作。
B. (表示状态) 从某 (位置、状态等) 开始 (indicating the state before a change)
He rose from student to teacher. 他由学生变成了老师。
C. (表示范围) 从较低限度算起 (indicating the lower limit of a range of numbers)
The jackets are from 25 dollars. 这些夹克衫起价是25美元。
D. (表示来源) 来自……，源于……，从……里取出 (indicating where sb or sth originates)
He comes from the north. 他是北方人。
E. (表示分离) 与……分离 [隔开] ，减去，扣除 (indicating separation)
The wind blew my hat from my head. 风将我的帽子从头上吹走了。
Six from nine leaves three. 9减6等于3。
F. (表示否定) 免于，免遭 (indicating protection)
Wild fruit kept them from dying of starvation. 他们靠着野果才没被饿死。
G. (表示方位) 从……，以……为开始方向 (indicating the direction from which sth starts)
Latitudes are the lines going from east to west. 纬线是从东往西的线。
H. (表示原因) 因为，出于 (indicating the reason)
She told him the truth from a sense of honesty. 她告诉他真相是出于诚实。
I. (表示比较) 与……相比，与……区分 (used to make a distinction between two things or persons)
She is different from her sister in character. 她和她妹妹性格不同。
相关词组
1. from day to day 一天一天地
Our society changes from day to day. 我们的社会一天一变。
2. from now on 从现在起
They were friends from now on. 从现在起他们成了朋友。
3. from then on从那时起
From then on I refused to talk about it. 从那以后我就不再谈这件事了。
4. from time to time 有时；偶尔
He writes to me from time to time. 他有时给我写信。
5. from ... to... 从……到……
She has been working from morning to night. 她从早到晚一直工作。
6. from across 从……的另一边，来自……各地的
He waved at me from across the room. 他从房间那一头向我招手。
7. from beginning to end 从头至尾
I've read the book from beginning to end. 我把这本书从头至尾看完了。
8. from hand to mouth 现挣现吃地 (仅够糊口地)
The poor man lived from hand to mouth. 那个穷人的生活仅够糊口。
9. from home and abroad 国内外，中外
It attracts many tourists from home and abroad. 它吸引了许多海内外游客。
10. from one generation to another 一代代的传承，一代传一代
This kind of music has been passed down from one generation to another.
这种音乐是一代一代地流传下来的。
11. from one place to another 从一个地方传到另一个地方
He went from one place to another quickly. 他匆匆地由一处到另一处。
12. from scratch 从头开始
He lost everything and had to start from scratch. 由于损失了一切，他只好再从头做起。
13. from the very first 从一开始，从最初
She knew she was wrong from the very first. 从一开始她就知道自己错了。
14. from this point on 从现在开始，从这一刻起，从此
From this point on, you will be working in this company. 从此，您将在这家公司工作。
15. from today on 从今天开始
From today on, let's start to love ourselves. 从现在起，让我们开始去爱自己吧。
16. from top to bottom/toe从头到脚，完完全全
I cleaned the house from top to bottom. 我把房子彻底打扫了一遍。
17. from where+定语从句 从……的地方
The boy hides himself behind the door, from where he can see what his mother is doing.
小男孩藏在门后，从那里他可以看到妈妈在干什么。
相关链接
词语辨析： from now on, from then on
词语辨析：for, from, since
from now on, from then on
都表示“从……起”。
from now on : 表示“从现在起”。
from then on: 表示“从那时起”。
词语详解
1. from now on: 表示“从现在起”。
From now on I will try my best to do it. 从现在起我要尽量去做那件事。
2. from then on: 表示“从那时起”。
From then on I refused to talk about it. 从那以后我就不再谈这件事了。
for, from, since
since, for和from都含有“因为”的意思。
for : 并列连词，所引出的句子通常放在后面，表示附带说明的理由或者推断的理由。
from: 后跟名词或动名词，表示自然的或直接的原因。
since: 一般用于表示“由于大家已知的事实”。
词语详解
1. for: 并列连词，所引出的句子通常放在后面，表示附带说明的理由或者推断的理由。
The bread crisped up for you didn't wrap it well. 你没把面包包好，它变干了。
2. from: 后跟名词或动名词，表示自然的或直接的原因。
He is trembling from fear. 他吓得发抖。
3. since: 一般用于表示“由于大家已知的事实”。
I took off my overcoat since it was warm. 天气很暖和，我就把大衣脱了。
