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VOA名师答疑2022--With and Within

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With and Within

Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Mod, a reader of our website.

Question:

Could you please explain to me the difference between "with" and "within?"

Thank you,

Mod

Answer:

Dear Mod,

Thanks for asking this question!

"With" and "within" are both prepositions2. Prepositions describe a relationship to an area, place or time between two nouns3.

Let us start with "with!"

With

"With" has several different uses. And depending on what the situation is, the meaning can change a bit.

The first use of "with" means4 together.

I went to the café with my friends.

In this sentence, I did not go to the café alone. My friends and I went together.

A second use of "with" describes a close relationship between two nouns, and it means "along," "nearby" or "among."

Does that hat go with this shirt?

In this question, the person is asking if the hat and shirt go along together or match.

And a final use of "with," means being in opposition5 or against something.

She had a fight with her sister.

We can see in this sentence that sisters are having a fight or argument. They are against each other.

And now for "within."

Within

"Within" is also a preposition1 and is a combination6 of "with" and "in."

There are two uses of "within."

The first use means a period of time. For example, we can say:

The winner of the contest should answer within 2 days.

This sentence means that the winner has 2 days to answer back and no more than 2 days.

The last meaning of "within" describes a relationship between two nouns in an area, space, or limit. It can mean "inside of."

There are many organs within the body.

This sentence means that inside the body, there are a lot of organs.

The store is within walking distance of my apartment.

This sentence means that the store is close or nearby to my apartment, so I can walk to it.

Please let us know if these examples have helped you.

Words in This Story

café – n. a coffee shop or small restaurant

match – v. to complement7 or look nice together

contest – n. a game or competition that people try to win


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1 preposition LQmxx     
n.介词
参考例句：
  • You should cancel this preposition in the sentence.你应该删去句子中的这个介词。
  • We use different preposition to talk about time,days,months and seasons.我们用不动的介词来谈论时间，日，月和季节等。
2 prepositions 7b8a15ee38e288a64c84cfeec46fecc3     
n.介词( preposition的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • She lays a lot of emphasis on the usage of prepositions. 她把重点放在介词的使用上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Prepositions and conjunctions are particles. 介词和连词是小品词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 nouns 8412c0b251e0c60f78bfaf0a44ac3206     
n.名词；名词( noun的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns. 法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Nouns join to form compounds. 名词和名词结合构成复合词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 means 9oXzBX     
n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富
参考例句：
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
5 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
6 combination dWUyT     
n.组合，合并，联合；
参考例句：
  • He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
  • The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。
7 complement ZbTyZ     
n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足
参考例句：
  • The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
  • They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。

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