subtract from(v.+prep.)
▲subtract sth from sth
1.从(大数字)中减去(较小数字) take (a smaller number) away from (a larger number)
He subtracted 89 from 200.他从200中减去89。
If you subtract 2 from 7, the answer is 5.7减2答案是5。
A week later, read the water meter again and subtract the first reading from the second.一星期后,再看一下水表,然后从第二次读数中减去第一次读数。
2.下降,降低 be lower
That will subtract nothing from his merit.那将无损于他的美德。