從（從）cónɡ
Ⅰ ? ? （跟隨） follow: ～ 師 be an apprentice；～ 俗 follow the general custom;conform to custom；～ 征 go on a military expedition
? (順從；聽(tīng)從) comply with;obey: ～ 命 comply with sb.'s wish;obey an order；
屈 ～ submit to;yield to
? (從事；參加) join;be engaged in: ～ 軍 join the army;enlist
? （采取某種方針或態(tài)度） in a certain manner or according to a certain principle: ～ 寬處理 be lenient in treatment；～ 速 be as quickly as possible；～ 嚴(yán)處理 be severe in treatment Ⅱ ? （跟隨的人） follower;attendant: ～ 者如云 have a large following；
隨 ～ attendant;retainer;retinue
? （姓氏） a surname: ～ 公 Cong Gong Ⅲ ? ? (從屬的；次要的) secondary;accessary: 分別首 ～ distinguish between the chief culprit and the accessary；
主 ～ the primary and the secondary
? （堂房親屬） relationship between cousins,etc. of the same paternal grandfather,great-grandfather or a yet earlier common ancestor;of the same clan: ～ 兄 first,second or distant cousin of the same clan;cousin Ⅳ ? （表示起于或經(jīng)過(guò)） from;through: ～ 表面看 to the eye;on the face of it；～ 長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看 from a long-term point of view;in the long run；～ 根本上說(shuō) essentially;in essence；～ 經(jīng)驗(yàn)中得來(lái) school of hard knocks；～ 理論到實(shí)踐 from theory to practice；～ 某人面前走開(kāi) get out of sb.'s sight；～ 全局出發(fā) proceed from the situation as a whole；～ 實(shí)際出發(fā) proceed from the actual situation;proceed from reality；～ 現(xiàn)在起 from now on；～ 這兒往西 go west from here;west of here Ⅴ ? (從來(lái)，用在否定詞前面) ever: ～ 不遲到 be never late；～ 不計(jì)較個(gè)人的名譽(yù)地位 never give any consideration to personal fame and position；
她在成績(jī)和榮譽(yù)面前 ～ 不驕傲。 Her head was never turned by achievements or honours. 我 ～ 沒(méi)離開(kāi)過(guò)這個(gè)地方。 I've never been away from here.
另見(jiàn) see also cōnɡ。
◆從長(zhǎng)計(jì)議 give the matter further thought and discuss it later;be talked about at length;confer with sb. on a long-range plan;consider carefully before making a decision.;deliberate;need further consideration;should be discussed at length;take more time to consider the matter;take one's time in coming to a decision;talk sth. over at length;Things can be talked at length.；
從此 from this time on;from now on;from then on;henceforth;thereupon；
從 ... 到 from ... to...；
從動(dòng) slave;slave drive;{機(jī)} driven；
從而 thus;thereby;thereupon then;so then;as a result；
從犯 accessary criminal;accessary;accessory offender；
從緩 bide time;postpone;put off；
從價(jià) [拉] {經(jīng)} ad val.;ad valorem；
從簡(jiǎn) conform to the principle of simplicity;be simple;forgo pageantry；
從諫如流 be able to accept advice from one's inferiors;follow advices like the flowing;readily to listen to advice;listen to or follow good advices as water flows downward；
從井救人 jump into the well to save the drowning man — a method not suited for the purpose;go into a well to save a man only to find oneself in a dilemma;injure oneself and not to benefit the others;risk one's life or compromise one's own interest without doing others any good;try to do a good deed in the wrong way；
從句 {語(yǔ)} subordinate clause；
從軍 join the army;enlist;enter the service;take service；
從寬 be lenient;handle leniently；
從來(lái) always;at all times;all along；
從良 (of prostitutes) get married；
從量稅 {經(jīng)} specific duty;specific tariff；
從略 be omitted；
從女 brother's daughter;niece；
從前 before;formerly;in the past;once upon a time;a long time ago;some time ago;[古] sometime；
從輕 settle case (punishment,etc.) rather on the lenient side；
從權(quán) as a matter of expediency；
從戎 [書(shū)] join the army;enlist;enlist in the army;enter the service；
從師 acknowledge sb. as one's master [teacher]；從事 go in for;devote oneself to;be engaged in;be busy with;busy sb. with;be occupied in [with];occupy oneself with;be bound up in;be about;be concerned with;take part in;take up;go about;get busy;take to;take up with;work on;throw oneself into;（處理） deal with; handle; 從叔 [書(shū)] father's younger male cousin；
從屬 subordinate;dependence；
從俗 follow local customs;follow traditions;conform to conventions；
從速 as soon as possible;without delay；
從天而降 drop from the clouds;come down from heaven;come from above;descend from heaven to earth;descend [appear] out of the blue;fall from the sky;sudden unexpected arrival;very unexpectedly；
從頭 from the beginning;[拉] ab origine;ab initio;（重新） anew;once again；
從小 from childhood;since one was very young;as a child；
從新 again;anew;afresh；
從心所欲 have whatever one's heart desires;do as one pleases;free-wheeling; 從刑 {律} accessary punishment; 從兄 [書(shū)] elder male cousin (on the paternal side)；
從嚴(yán) severely;strictly;on the strict side；
從業(yè) obtain employment;take up an occupation;get a job；
從一而終 be faithful to one's husband unto death;be loyal to one's spouse until his or her death；
從優(yōu) according to a higher scale;(give) as generously as possible;liberally；
從征 go on an expedition;go out to battle；
從政 enter politics;become a government official；
從中 out of;from among;therefrom；
從中漁利 reap profits from;cash in on;make capital out of;profit from [thereby];seek one's own gain out of；
從中作梗 place obstacles in the way;come between;create difficulties;hinder sb. from carring out a plan;make things difficult for sb.;put a spoke in sb.'s wheel