/frəm;strong form frɒm ||; frəm; frɑm/prep1 showing the place, direction or time that sb/sth starts or started （表示开始的地方、方向或时间）: She comes home from work at 7 o'clock. 下班后，她通常7点钟回到家里。a cold wind from the east 寒冷的东风Water was dripping from the tap. 水龙头在滴水。Peter's on holiday from next Friday. 下个星期五彼得开始度假了。The supermarket is open from 8a.m. till8p.m. every day. 这家超级市场每天上午8点开门，晚上8点关门。
2 showing the person who sent or gave sth （表示送、给等动作的施发人）: I borrowed this jacket from my sister. 这件夹克是我跟妹妹借来的。a phone call from my father 我爸爸打来的电话
3 showing the origin of sb/sth （表示来源）: ‘Where do you come from?’ ‘I'm from Australia.’ “你是哪里人？”“我是澳大利亚人。”cheeses from France and Italy 法国和意大利出产的奶酪quotations from Shakespeare 莎翁名句
4 showing the material which is used to make sth （指出原料）: Paper is made from wood. 纸是用木料制成的。This sauce is made from cream and wine. 这种调料是用奶油和葡萄酒配制的。
Made of tells us the material the object actually consists of a table made of wood a house made of bricks made of表示物品实际上由哪种材料构成﹕a table made of wood木头桌子·a house made of bricks砖头房子 5 showing the distance between two places （表示两地的距离）: The house is five miles from the town centre. 这幢房子离镇中心有五英里路。I work not far from here. 我的工作单位离这儿不远。
6 showing the point at which a series of prices, figures, etc, start （表示价格、数字等幅度的下限）: Our prices start from £2.50 a bottle. 我们的售价从2.5英镑一瓶起。Tickets cost from £3 to £11. 票价从3英镑到11英镑不等。
7 showing the state of sb/sth before a change （表示改动之前的状态）: The time of the meeting has been changed from 7 to8 o'clock. 会议时间已经由7点钟改为8点钟。The article was translated from Russian intoEnglish. 这篇文章是由俄语译成英语。Things have gone from bad to worse. 情况每况愈下。
8 showing that sb/sth is taken away, removed or separated from sb/sth else （表示被带走、移走或分开）: Children don't like being separated from their parents for a long period. 孩子不喜欢跟父母分开太久。 (in mathematics) 8 from 12 leaves 4. （数学）12减8剩4。
9 showing sth that you want to avoid （表示要避免或防止的事物）: There was no shelter from the wind. 没有避风的地方。This game will stop you from getting bored. 这游戏会叫你不再觉得无聊。
10 showing the cause of sth （表示原因）: People in the camps are suffering from hunger and cold. 营里的人又饿又冷。
11 showing the reason for making a judgement or forming an opinion （表示作出判断或形成看法的原因）: You can tell quite a lot from a person's handwriting. 你可以从一个人的笔法了解很多东西。
12 showing the difference between two people, places or things （表示人、地或事物的不同）: Can you tell margarine from butter? 你能分辨出人造黄油和黄油吗？Is Portuguese very different from Spanish? 葡萄牙语是不是跟西班牙语很不相同？
from… on starting at a particular time and continuing for ever 从某时间起一直:
She never spoke to him again from that day on. 打那天起，她没有再跟他说过半句话。 From now on you must earn your own living. 以后你要自食其力了。