| 词汇 | next to |
| 释义 | next toWord family adverbnextlynounnextnessadjectivenext ˈnext to ●●● S3 W3 prepositionprep 1 very close to someone or something, with no other person, building, place etc in between 紧挨着，紧靠着 There was a little girl sitting next to him. 有个小女孩坐在他旁边。 2 next to nothing very little 几乎没有，极少 He knows next to nothing about antiques. 他对古董几乎一窍不通。 Examples from the Corpus next to nothing• Phil earns next to nothing.• For he was obliged now to concentrate on what he was doing, even if it was next to nothing.• I know next to nothing about Belinda, but I must ask him how she died.• We know next to nothing about philosophy thanks to television, but lots about the nocturnal habits of cute animals.• My parents know next to nothing about the men I date.• I learned next to nothing at school - the teachers were awful.• It was nuts-and-bolts work, with a salary next to nothing, but he was prepared to bear the sacrifices.• Its high rise flats are steeped in monotonous poverty: families survive on next to nothing, heroin is a hard currency.• A drive down Highway 880, past the Coliseum complex, reveals next to nothing new.• The company's profits climbed from next to nothing to $6 million in just two years.• It costs next to nothing to go to an afternoon movie. 3 used to give a list of things you like, hate etc in order to say what is first on the list 仅次于，在…之后 Next to soccer, I like playing tennis best. 我最喜欢踢足球，其次是打网球。 4 in comparison with someone or something 与…相比 Next to her, I’m a very poor cook. 和她比起来，我的厨艺太差了。 5 next to impossible/useless etc almost impossible, useless etc 几乎不可能的/几乎没有用的等 This crossword puzzle is next to impossible. 这个纵横字谜几乎不可能做出来。 Examples from the Corpus next to impossible/useless etc• As a waterproof it was next to useless.• But counting the dead is next to impossible.• Buying such a processor for less than $ 400 is next to impossible.• In the early months, this restraint was next to impossible for them to achieve.• Further, genuine educational change in these settings is next to impossible given the logistical difficulty of just getting the staff together.• But he quickly learned that at his age it was next to impossible to find a professional job in San Francisco. n THESAURUS next to prepositionprep very close to someone or something, with no other person, building, place etc in between I sat next to him at dinner. The hotel was right next to the airport. beside prepositionprep next to the side of someone or something Ella came and sat down beside me. They were sitting beside the pool. by prepositionprep next to something – often used about being very close to a window, door, or the edge of something such as an area of water I saw him standing by the window. Weymouth is a pretty little town by the sea. She lives by the river. next door adverbadv in the building or room next to yours, or next to another one The house next door is much bigger than ours. Have you met the people who’ve just moved in next door? alongside adverbadv, prepositionprep close to the side of something, especially a river, railway, boat, or vehicle I decided to take the path alongside the railway track. A police car pulled up alongside. adjacent adjectiveadj, adverbadv formal a building, room, or piece of land that is adjacent to another one is next to it They walked through a rose garden adjacent to the hospital. The blaze spread to two adjacent buildings. adjoining adjectiveadj formal an adjoining room, building, or piece of land is one that is next to another one and is joined to it We had adjoining rooms at the hotel. Examples from the Corpus next to• He led them, a procession of six, to a table right next to a platform.• In one city, contaminated waste was dumped next to a shopping centre.• You want to keep the two columns next to each other, no matter how much text is added or deleted.• And that was at home next to her.• His parents were laid out next to him.• He slept next to his junie, fanning her with a magazine in the middle of the night.• Iron gates open to a courtyard filled with pots of geraniums and ivy tucked next to rusted bistro tables and chairs. |
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