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nextnekstadv [not gradable]接下去; 然后So what happened next?后来怎么啦?What would you like next?你还喜欢什么?First, fry the garlic. Next, add the ginger.先煸一下大蒜，然后加生姜。When are you next going to London?你下次什么时候到伦敦去?Two people or things that are next to each other are very close to each other and have nothing between them.紧靠…的，贴近; 最接近I prefer to sit next to the window when I'm on a plane.我在飞机上喜欢靠窗而坐。There was a really strange man sitting next to me on the train.在火车上有一个很古怪的人坐在我旁边。(fig.) Cheese is my favourite food, and next to cheese I like chocolate (= Cheese is the only food that I like more than chocolate).奶酪是我最爱吃的食品，其次是巧克力。Sometimes next to means almost.几乎They pay me next to nothing (= very little) but I really enjoy the work.他们几乎不付我钱，不过我实在喜欢那工作。I bought this vase for next to nothing (= at a very low price) at an antiques market.我只花了很少的钱便在一个古董市场上买了这花瓶。It's next to impossible (= extremely difficult) to find somewhere cheap to live in the city centre.在市中心几乎不可能租到便宜的住处。There was very little traffic and it took next to no time (= very little time) to get home.街上车辆行人很少，所以没多久就到家了。(esp. Am) He injured himself in a climbing accident on the next-to-last day (= the day before the last day) of his vacation.他在假期结束前两天攀登时意外受了伤。
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