within easy distance of?是英語中的固定搭配，意思是“離……很近”，其中不用冠詞或其他限定詞，同時(shí)其中的介詞也不宜換成to。又如：

He lives within easy distance of his work.?他住在離上班很近的地方。

在within easy distance of?中，有時(shí)也可用convenient, hearing, walkingt, spitting, striking?等代替easy，構(gòu)成within easy (convenient, hearing, walking, spitting, striking) distance of?這樣的搭配。如：

The shops are within walking distance.?商店都在步行距離之內(nèi)。

My house is within walking distance of the beach.?我家離海濱很近。

We came within spitting distance of winning the cup.?我們離獲得獎杯只有一步之遙。

The cat was now within striking distance of the duck.?貓?zhí)幵邙喿拥墓舴秶畠?nèi)了。

The airport was within striking distance: no more than sixty miles to the west.?機(jī)場近在咫尺，西行不到?60?英里即到。

Your accommodation is conveniently located within walking distance of the town centre.?從你住的地方可以步行到市中心，很方便。