| 释义 |
next /nekst/ a. | ad. | prep. | n. | phr.
I a.
1. 紧邻的，贴近的
the next room 隔壁房间
Our next neighbour is a mile away. 离我们最近的人家在1英里之外。
2. 紧接在后的，接下去的
the next train 下一班火车
the next President 下任总统
one's next job 下一步的工作
the next time you come 你下次来的时候
by this time next year 到明年这个时候
for the next several decades 在今后的几十年中
Thursday of next week 下星期四
The match is next Thursday (或 on Thursday next) at three o'clock. 比赛定于下一个星期四3点钟举行。
He is coming this next weekend. 他这星期周末就要来了。
The next month after May is June. 5月之后是6月。
We were idle that day; but the next day we were very busy. 那天我们闲着没事干，可第二天却忙得不可开交。
3. 居后的，次于的
be next in line (priority) 在排列(轻重缓急次序)上占下一位
be next in importance 在重要性上居次
the next city to Shanghai in size 大小仅次于上海的城市
II ad.
1. 接下去；然后
in the month next ensuing 在往后的1个月中
He had no idea what was likely to happen next. 接着会发生什么事他心中无数。
First, we mixed the flour; next, we made the tarts. 我们先和面，后做果馅饼。
It's your turn next. 下面轮到你了。
2. 下次；在接下去的一次
When you come next, bring it. 你下次来的时候把这东西带上。
When I next met him, he was married. 我后来又见到他时，他已结婚。
3. 居后地，次于
the next closest school 次近的学校
I like riding best of all sports, and swimming next. 在所有运动中我最喜欢骑马，其次是游泳。
III prep.
1. 紧靠…旁边，贴近
His brother sat next him. 他哥哥坐在他身边。
He buttoned the flower inside his jacket next his heart. 他把花紧贴胸部，扣在上衣里边。
I don't like wearing wool next my skin. 我不喜欢贴身穿羊毛衣服。
2. 居于…之后，次于
She loves the little girl next her own child. 她喜欢那小女孩仅次于自己的孩子。
IV n.
1. 紧接在后的事(或物)(如下一周、下一封信、下一期杂志等)
the week after next 再下一周
the next we have to do 我们下一步必须做的事
It's the next on the left. 就是左边的下一个。
I will tell you in my next. 我在下封信里告诉你。
It will be continued in our next. 将在下期续载。
2. 下一位，下一个
the next to be examined 下一个轮到检查的人
[<OE nēhst, 最高级 < nēah nigh; 比较 near, neighbour] phr. be next to (或 on) 〈美俚〉熟悉，了解 Sure, he's next to the game. 当然，他对这游戏很在行。come next 紧接在后 Your name comes next. 下面就是你的名字。from one day to the next 见 day
get next to(或 on) 〈美俚〉开始熟悉，开始了解
If he can't get next to what we're about, we'll just have to school him. 要是他弄不明白我们想干的事，我们只好给他开开窍。
get next (to oneself) 〈美俚〉认识到自己不行；明白过来
get next to sb. 〈美俚〉博得某人欢心；(尤指在性关系方面)与某人相契，熟识某人
next off 〈口〉下一步，接着；正在那时
next of kin 见 kin
Next (please)! 1. (招呼依次等候者)下一位!
2. 下一个问题!
next to 1. 紧靠…旁边，贴近；最接近
the house next to ours 跟我们家相邻的房子
The hotel is next to the church. 旅馆就在教堂隔壁。
He stood next to the garden. 他靠近花园边上站着。
2. 居于…之后，次于
the tallest boy next to James 身高仅次于詹姆斯的男孩
My sister is the next to oldest. 我姐姐排行老二。
Next to your mother, who do you love most? 除你母亲外，你最爱谁?
Maurice was next in size among the boys to Jack. 在这群男孩中，莫里斯的个头仅比杰克小一些。
3. 〈口〉几乎，差不多
We had next to nothing to say to one another. 我们之间几乎没有什么话好说。
I know next to nothing about him. 我对他几乎一无所知。
A: How much do these things cost? B: Next to nothing. 甲：这些东西花了多少钱? 乙：几乎没花钱。
I'll be with you in next to no time. 我一会儿就上你这儿来。
Many of them have next to no money (talent). 他们中许多人几乎身无分文(毫无才干)。
It would be next to impossible to do the job in such a short time. 这么短的时间里干这件事是不大可能的。
4. 与…相比
Next to her I felt like a fraud. 跟她一比，我觉得自己简直是个骗子。
put sb. next to (或 on) 〈美俚〉使某人熟悉，使某人了解
He said he would put me next to some guy who could help me. 他说他给我介绍一个能帮我忙的人。
It is John who puts me next on how to write a play. 是约翰教我怎样写剧本的。
(the) next but one (two, three) 见 but¹
the next man (或 woman, one, person) 1. 下一个人
I'll ask the next man I see. 回头我遇到人就问。
2. 一般人，常人
He could write as well as the next man. 他写得与任何别的人一样好。
As security-minded as the next one, I did not tell him the truth. 我跟别人一样思想上有戒备，就没把真情告诉他。
There's always (a) next time. 见 time
What (或whatever) next [常用以表示吃惊或奇怪]下一步怎么样；还会有何等样的荒唐事
What next for me? 下一步又该叫我干什么了?
A new car! A new house! What next? 又是要新车，又是要新楼! 过后又不知还要什么玩意儿呢? |