come from 來自，出產(chǎn)于
She comes from London.
她是倫敦人。
Much of the butter eaten in England comes from New Zealand.
在英國(guó)食用的黃油多產(chǎn)自新西蘭。
date from(從某一時(shí)代)開始，回溯
This custom dates from the 16th century.
這風(fēng)俗起源于16世紀(jì)。
The church dates from 1176.
這座教堂是1176年建的。
【注】date from 也可說成date back to，均指“自某時(shí)起存在至今”(＝have existed since)，兩者均不能用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)。順便說一句，這類句子通常用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，而不用一般過去時(shí)，除非所談?wù)摰氖挛铿F(xiàn)在已不復(fù)存在。
如：
The church, which dated back to the 13th century, was destroyed in an earthquake two years ago.
那座教堂是13世紀(jì)建成的，兩年前在一次地震中被毀了。
differ from與……不同，與……意見不一致
Iron differs from lead.
鐵與鉛不同。
I beg to differ from you on that question.
對(duì)不起，我對(duì)那個(gè)問題的看法和你不同。
know from 區(qū)分；分清
The boy doesn’t know his left from his right.
這男孩左右不分。
We must know a friend from an enemy.
我們要分清敵友。
learn from從……學(xué)習(xí)，向……學(xué)習(xí)
People learn from experience.
人們從經(jīng)驗(yàn)中學(xué)習(xí)。
You must learn from (your) mistakes.
你必須吸取失敗的教訓(xùn)。
recover from痊愈，恢復(fù)
He has recovered from his bad cold.
他的重感冒痊愈了。
He sat down to recover from his agitation.
他坐下來以便讓自己從激動(dòng)中恢復(fù)過來。
result from 由……造成，由……而產(chǎn)生
Your failure resulted from not working hard enough.
你的失敗是由于工作不夠努力造成的。
The terrible accident resulted from his carelessness.
那樁可怕的意外事件因他的疏忽大意而引起。
suffer from受……之苦；患……病
We were suffering from poverty.
我們當(dāng)時(shí)受貧窮之苦。
He is suffering from a bad cold.
他在患重感冒。
borrow … from向……借（用）
I borrowed money from him.
我向他借錢。
English has borrowed many words from French.
英語借用了許多法語詞匯。
defend … from保衛(wèi)……免受
He defended me from a drunken man.
他保護(hù)我免受醉漢傷害。
The law defends people from injustice.
法律保護(hù)人民的權(quán)利不受侵犯。
discourage … from勸……不做，使……不能做
He discouraged me from undertaking the work.
他勸我別承擔(dān)那份工作。
The weather discouraged us from climbing the mountain.
惡劣的天氣使我們不能去爬山。
draw … from從……抽出（取出）
I drew money from the bank.
我從銀行里提出錢來。
The truth was drawn from him by degrees.
真實(shí)情況終于從他嘴里一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)地套了出來。
excuse … from 使……免于；允許……不
We were excused from punishment.
我們免于受罰。
The teacher excused me from exercise because I had a cold.
我因?yàn)楦忻?，老師?zhǔn)許我不用做運(yùn)動(dòng)。
hear from從……聽來；收到……的來信
I heard this from my friend.
這是我從朋友那聽來的。
I heard from my parents last week. 我上周收到了父母的來信。
keep (…) from避開，忍?。粚?duì)……隱瞞（保密）
He keeps from alcohol and tobacco.
他煙酒不沾。
I can’t keep from laughing.
我忍不住大笑。
We thought it best to keep the bad news from him.
我們認(rèn)為，這壞消息最好不讓他知道。
I was so excited that I couldn’t keep the good news from her any longer.
我太激動(dòng)了，再也沒法對(duì)她隱瞞這個(gè)好消息了。
prevent …from阻止……做（某事）
Nobody can prevent us from getting married.
誰也不能阻止我們結(jié)婚。
They took action to prevent the disease from spreading.
他們采取行動(dòng)以防止疾病蔓延。
prohibit … from禁止……做（某事），妨礙……做（某事）
Minors are prohibited from drinking.
未成年者禁止喝酒。
His poor eyesight prohibited him from becoming a pilot.
他因視力弱而不能當(dāng)飛行員。
protect … from [against]保護(hù)……免受
He raised his arm to protect his face from the blow.
他伸出胳臂護(hù)住臉部免受拳擊。
Wear something to protect your head against the sun.
你在頭上戴些東西以防曬傷。
Parents try to protect their children from danger as far as possible.
父母都盡量保護(hù)自己的孩子免受危險(xiǎn)。
save … from從……中救出；使……免于
The mayor gave praise to the firefighters for saving people from the burning building.
市長(zhǎng)贊揚(yáng)了那些把人們從失火的大樓里救出來的消防隊(duì)員們。
Nothing can save this company from bankruptcy.
沒有什么能夠保全這家公司不致破產(chǎn)。
We are trying to save the school from closure.
我們正竭盡所能挽救這所學(xué)校，使它免于關(guān)閉。
separate … from把……與……分開
Separate the longer ones from the shorter ones.
把長(zhǎng)的與短的分開。
This patient should be separated from the others.
這個(gè)病人應(yīng)該與其他病人分開。
A large river separates the north of the city from the south.
一條大河把這座城市的北部和南部隔開了。
steal … from從……偷（竊取）
He stole a bun from the shop.
他從商店里偷了一個(gè)圓面包。
He stole from the rich to give to the poor.
他偷富人的東西去接濟(jì)窮人。
Her plan to steal money from the company was foiled by a coworker.
她從公司偷錢的計(jì)劃被一位同事挫敗了。
stop … from 阻止（阻擋）……做（某事）
Her parents tried to stop her from seeing him.
她父母不讓她見他。
If I can stop them from going there, I’ll do it.
要是我能夠阻止他們?nèi)ツ抢铮視?huì)這樣做的。
tell … from把……與……區(qū)分開
How can we tell the good from the bad?
我們?cè)鯓硬拍軈^(qū)分好壞？
It’s difficult to tell Jean from Joan; they look so alike. 很難分清誰是珍妮誰是瓊，他們倆長(zhǎng)得那么相像。
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