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1 in or into a position immediately to one side of (sb/sth); beside 在緊接著(某人[某物])的一側; 在...的旁邊
Peter sat next to Paul on the sofa. 彼得挨著保羅坐在沙發上.
2 in the position after (sb/sth); following 在(某人[某物])的後面; 跟在...之後
Next to skiing her favourite sport was ice-hockey. 她最喜愛的運動是滑雪, 其次是冰球.
Birmingham is the largest city in Britain next to London. 在英國伯明翰是僅次於倫敦的大城市.
3 almost 幾乎; 近於: Papering the ceiling proved next to impossible without a ladder. 要裱糊天花板沒有梯子可以說是辦不到.
I got it for next to nothing in a jumble sale. 這是我在舊貨拍賣場簡直沒花錢買到的.
My horse came next to last (ie last but one) in the race. 我的那匹馬在比賽中得了倒數第二名.