| 释义 |
within (or in) reach1Inside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand.After one particularly long submersion, Blair spotted a log stretched out across the river just within reach of his outstretched hands....- She sat at her old desk, and we arranged things within reach and tried to keep the most frequently used items close to the seating position.
- I pulled my chair even closer to the desk so I was in reach of the pen and paper along with the notes.
1.1Inside a distance that can be travelled: a 1930s semi within easy reach of the town centre...- However, most simply prefer the calm atmosphere which now pervades the town and its convenient location within reach of some of the Lake District's more peaceful and harder-to-reach lakes and mountains.
1.2Within the capacity of someone to attain something: the arrangement is well within the reach of the average dancer...- Improvement is always within reach and always attainable.
- For some uncanny reason, the moments at which you stumble are those when you are within reach of attaining some long-sought goal.
- The affordability, and quality of digital video and sophisticated postproduction systems put these possibilities well within reach.
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