within

1. PREP If something is within a place, area, or object, it is inside it or surrounded by it. 在…里[正式]

Clients are entertained within private dining rooms. 客戶們?cè)谒饺瞬蛷d里受到款待。

2. ADV Within is also an adverb. 在里面

A small voice called from within. "Yes, just coming."

從里面?zhèn)鞒鲆粋€(gè)很小的聲音：“是的，就來了?！?/p>

3. PREP Something that happens or exists within a society, organization, or system, happens or exists inside it. 在 (社會(huì)、組織或體系) 中

...the spirit of self-sacrifice within an army. …軍隊(duì)里的自我犧牲精神。

4. ADV Within is also an adverb. 在內(nèi)部

The real dangers to these rebels came from within. 對(duì)于這些叛亂分子真正的危險(xiǎn)來自內(nèi)部。

5. PREP If something is within a particular limit or set of rules, it does not go beyond it or is not more than what is allowed. 在 (某一限制或規(guī)則) 之內(nèi)

Troops have agreed to stay within specific boundaries to avoid confrontations. 部隊(duì)已同意駐扎在特定地界內(nèi)，以避免沖突。

6. PREP If you are within a particular distance of a place, you are less than that distance from it. 在 (一定距離) 之內(nèi)

The man was within a few feet of him. 那名男子離他只有幾英尺。

7. PREP Within a particular length of time means before that length of time has passed. 在 (一定時(shí)間) 之內(nèi)[PREP amount]

About 40% of all students entering as freshmen graduate within 4 years. 所有新入學(xué)的學(xué)生中大約有40%在4年內(nèi)畢業(yè)。

8. PREP If something is within sight, within earshot, or within reach, you can see it, hear it, or reach it. 在 (視線、聽力、手臂所及的范圍) 之內(nèi)

His twenty-five-foot boat was moored within sight of his house. 他那只25英尺長(zhǎng)的小船停在他房子的視野范圍之內(nèi)。

9. within reason→see reason