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1 in or into a position immediately to one side of (sb/sth); beside 在紧接著(某人[某物])的一侧; 在...的旁边
Peter sat next to Paul on the sofa. 彼得挨著保罗坐在沙发上.
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. 她最喜爱的运动是滑雪, 其次是冰球.
Birmingham is the largest city in Britain next to London. 在英国伯明翰是仅次於伦敦的大城市.
3 almost 几乎; 近於: Papering the ceiling proved next to impossible without a ladder. 要裱糊天花板没有梯子可以说是办不到.
I got it for next to nothing in a jumble sale. 这是我在旧货拍卖场简直没花钱买到的.
My horse came next to last (ie last but one) in the race. 我的那匹马在比赛中得了倒数第二名.
'So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank.'Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.