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英 [ˈnekst tə]

美 [ˈnekst tə]

prep.  紧邻; 在…近旁; 仅次于; 紧接; 几乎

Oxford 3000

牛津词典

prep.

• 紧邻；在…近旁
  in or into a position right beside sb/sth
  1. We sat next to each other.
     我们紧挨着坐在一起。
• 仅次于；紧接
  following in order or importance after sb/sth
  1. Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.
     我最喜欢的运动除了滑雪就是溜冰。
• 几乎
  almost
  1. Charles knew next to nothing about farming.
     查尔斯对耕作几乎一无所知。
  2. The horse came next to last (= the one before the last one) in the race.
     这匹马在比赛中跑了个倒数第二。
• 与…相比
  in comparison with sb/sth
  1. Next to her I felt like a fraud.
     和她相比，我觉得自己是滥竽充数。

双语例句

• He expects to be out of prison in next to no time.
  他期盼着立即出狱。
• Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
  大多数预制减肥产品几乎都没有什么功效。
• The bus was only half full. Even so, a young man asked Nina if the seat next to her was taken
  公共汽车上只坐满了一半。尽管如此，一个年轻男子还是问尼娜她旁边的座位有没有人坐。
• And then Captain Charles sings, 'Don't ever laugh when a hearse goes by or you will be the next to die.'
  随后查尔斯船长唱到：“如果你不想下一个死的是你，当灵车走过时绝不要笑。”
• The lights create such a glare it's next to impossible to see anything behind them
  那些灯发出的光太强了，几乎看不清灯后面的任何东西。
• I looked so frumpy next to these women.
  坐在这些女人旁边我显得极其落伍。
• Many tasty and nutritious meals can be rustled up in next to no time.
  转眼之间就能准备好很多营养可口的饭菜。
• He decided that he couldn't just slink away, so he went and sat next to his wife.
  他决定不能偷偷溜走，于是便走到妻子身边坐下。
• The house is located next to the river.
  房屋位于河附近。
• Her children were the number two priority in her life next to her career
  对她而言，孩子们的重要性仅次于她的事业。