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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 saw the note on the kitchen table, next to one of the two place settings.
  他看到了餐桌上的那张便条，紧挨着两副餐具中的一副。
• She sat down next to him on the sofa.
  她紧挨着他在沙发上坐下了。
• Our new house sat next to a stream
  我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。
• Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow
  医院旁搭起了帐篷以安置容纳不下的人员。
• He expects to be out of prison in next to no time.
  他期盼着立即出狱。
• There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners.
  大家在决定是否要站到自己配偶身旁时，这一刻令人尴尬。
• 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。
• Next to the expense of cashiers, pricing items is one of the costliest labor costs of grocery retailers.
  对食品杂货零售商来说，给货物贴价签也是劳动力成本中最为昂贵的一个部分，仅次于雇佣收银员的费用。
• Put a tick next to those activities you like and a cross next to those you dislike.
  在你喜欢的活动旁打钩，在不喜欢的活动旁画叉。
• 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。