- (of a time or season) coming immediately after the time of writing or speaking（时间, 季节）紧接在后的：
we'll go next year
我们下一年去
next week's Cup Final.
下周的足球决赛。
- (of a day of the week) nearest (or the nearest but one) after the present（一周中的一天）接下去的：
not this Wednesday, next Wednesday
不是这个星期三, 是下个星期三
postpositive on Monday next.下周一。
- (of an event or occasion) occurring directly after the present one in time, without anything of the same kind intervening（事件, 活动）接下去的：
the next election
下一次选举
next time I'll bring a hat.
下一次我要带顶帽子。
- coming immediately after the present one in order or space近邻的, 贴近的：
the woman in the next room
隔壁房间的女人
the next chapter
下一章
who's next?
下一个是谁？
- coming immediately after the present one in rank居后的, 次于…的：
building materials were next in importance.
建筑材料在重要性上居次。
- on the first or soonest occasion after the present; immediately afterwards接下去, 然后：
wondering what would happen next
想知道接下去会发生什么
next, I heard the sound of voices.
接着, 我听到了说话的声音。
- with superlative following in the specified order其次地：
Jo was the next oldest after Martin.
除了马丁, 乔的年龄就是最大的了。
- the next person or thing下一个人（或事件）：
one moment he wasn't there, the next he was
有一会儿他不在那里, 随后他在
the week after next.
下下周。
- archaic next to〈古〉紧靠…旁边, 贴近：
he plodded along next him.
他挨着他步履艰难地走着。
a next
- W. Indian another〈西印度〉另一个：
every year sales down by a next ten per cent again.
每年的销售额都会再下降10％。
next in line
- immediately below the present holder of a position in order of succession接班人, 继承人：
he is next in line to the throne.
他是皇位的继承人。
next to
- in or into a position immediately to one side of; beside紧靠…旁边, 贴近：
we sat next to each other.
我们紧挨着坐着。
- following in order or importance居于…之后, 次于：
next to buying a whole new wardrobe, nothing lifts the spirits quite like a new hairdo!
除了购置全部新衣服之外, 没有什么能比做个新发型更让人兴奋了！
- almost几乎, 差不多：
Charles knew next to nothing about farming.
查尔斯对农事几乎一无所知。
- in comparison with与…相比：
next to her I felt like a fraud.
与她比起来, 我感觉自己像个骗子。
the next world
- (according to some religious beliefs) the place where one goes after death（某些宗教信仰中的）阴间, 地府。
what next（或whatever next）
- an expression of surprise or amazement用以表示惊讶或惊奇下一步怎么样; 还会有何等样的荒唐事。