| 单词 | the next best thing |
| 释义 | the next best thingthe next best thing 1 LIKE/SIMILARsomething that is not exactly what you want but is as similar to it as possible 仅次于最好的东西，第二好的东西 If sterile equipment isn’t available, the next best thing is to clean equipment with disinfectant. 如果没有消毒设备，用消毒剂把设备清洁一下也是可以的。 Examples from the Corpus the next best thing• If I can't be home for Christmas, this is the next best thing.• He can't ask them, so he is doing the next best thing.• We went to the bookshelves to find the next best thing.• We do, however, have the next best thing: a place to go for more information.• The room is the next best thing to being outside.• Video may seem like the next best thing to being there, but electronically mediated interactions are different from real-life meetings.• It is the next best thing to crossing the deserts of the world oneself.• I guess they figured calling their game Arnie was the next best thing to having a blockbusting movie title.• The new switch is the next best thing we could do to moving. → the next best thing at best1(3) 2 the thing or situation that is almost as good as the one you really want 仅次于最好的东西[事物] If I can’t be home for Christmas, phoning you on the day is the next best thing. 如果圣诞节我回不了家，就退而求其次，到那天给你打个电话。 Examples from the Corpus the next best thing• He can't ask them, so he is doing the next best thing.• We went to the bookshelves to find the next best thing.• We do, however, have the next best thing: a place to go for more information.• The room is the next best thing to being outside.• Video may seem like the next best thing to being there, but electronically mediated interactions are different from real-life meetings.• It is the next best thing to crossing the deserts of the world oneself.• I guess they figured calling their game Arnie was the next best thing to having a blockbusting movie title.• The new switch is the next best thing we could do to moving. → the next best thing at next1(2) |
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