next-best
adj to be preferred if one's first choice is not available 退而求其次的; 僅次於首選的
The next-best solution is to abandon the project altogether. 僅次於最佳的解決方法是放棄全部計畫.
Borrowing tapes from the library would be the next-best thing. 從資料庫借磁帶是退而求其次的辦法.
That's the best idea. Bill's is next-best. 那是最好的主意. 比爾的主意次之.