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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。
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