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prep. 紧邻; 在…近旁; 仅次于; 紧接; 几乎
Oxford 3000
prep.
- 紧邻;在…近旁
in or into a position right beside sb/sth- We sat next to each other.
我们紧挨着坐在一起。
- We sat next to each other.
- 仅次于;紧接
following in order or importance after sb/sth- Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.
我最喜欢的运动除了滑雪就是溜冰。
- Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.
- 几乎
almost- Charles knew next to nothing about farming.
查尔斯对耕作几乎一无所知。 - The horse came next to last (= the one before the last one) in the race.
这匹马在比赛中跑了个倒数第二。
- Charles knew next to nothing about farming.
- 与…相比
in comparison with sb/sth- Next to her I felt like a fraud.
和她相比,我觉得自己是滥竽充数。
- Next to her I felt like a fraud.
- There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners.
大家在决定是否要站到自己配偶身旁时,这一刻令人尴尬。 - The lights create such a glare it's next to impossible to see anything behind them
那些灯发出的光太强了,几乎看不清灯后面的任何东西。 - Put a tick next to those activities you like and a cross next to those you dislike.
在你喜欢的活动旁打钩,在不喜欢的活动旁画叉。 - The bus was only half full. Even so, a young man asked Nina if the seat next to her was taken
公共汽车上只坐满了一半。尽管如此,一个年轻男子还是问尼娜她旁边的座位有没有人坐。 - I looked so frumpy next to these women.
坐在这些女人旁边我显得极其落伍。 - Someone introduced us and I sat next to him
有人给我们作了介绍,我挨着他坐下了。 - She sat next to him throughout the meal
用餐时她一直坐在他身旁。 - And then Captain Charles sings, 'Don't ever laugh when a hearse goes by or you will be the next to die.'
随后查尔斯船长唱到:“如果你不想下一个死的是你,当灵车走过时绝不要笑。” - She sat down next to him on the sofa.
她紧挨着他在沙发上坐下了。 - The car was parked in the small weedy lot next to the hotel.
轿车停在紧挨旅馆的一小块草地上。 - Her children were the number two priority in her life next to her career
对她而言,孩子们的重要性仅次于她的事业。 - Next to the expense of cashiers, pricing items is one of the costliest labor costs of grocery retailers.
对食品杂货零售商来说,给货物贴价签也是劳动力成本中最为昂贵的一个部分,仅次于雇佣收银员的费用。 - Johnson still knew next to nothing about tobacco
约翰逊仍然对烟草几乎一无所知。 - Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
大多数预制减肥产品几乎都没有什么功效。 - Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow
医院旁搭起了帐篷以安置容纳不下的人员。 - They asked us to pair up with the person next to us and form teams
他们让我们与身边的人配对组成小组。 - He saw the note on the kitchen table, next to one of the two place settings.
他看到了餐桌上的那张便条,紧挨着两副餐具中的一副。 - Nina pushed in next to Liddie.
尼娜加塞儿排在利迪后边。 - Many tasty and nutritious meals can be rustled up in next to no time.
转眼之间就能准备好很多营养可口的饭菜。 - Michael knelt next to her and scooped her into his arms.
迈克尔挨着她跪下,一下把她揽入怀里。 - Our new house sat next to a stream
我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。 - He decided that he couldn't just slink away, so he went and sat next to his wife.
他决定不能偷偷溜走,于是便走到妻子身边坐下。 - He sat on a tapestry cushion next to the hearth
他坐在壁炉边上的一块绣花软垫上。 - There was a big group of a dozen people at the table next to theirs
他们旁边的桌上坐了一大群人,有十几个。 - He expects to be out of prison in next to no time.
他期盼着立即出狱。 - The house is located next to the river.
房屋位于河附近。 - The two factories are next to each other.
那两家工厂紧挨着。 - I sat back down next to John on the couch.
我挨着约翰坐在沙发上。 - They are going to build offices in the open space next to our factory.
他们要在我们工厂旁边的空地上盖办公楼。 - We must weigh one fact against the next to arrive at an answer.
我们必须把一事实与另一事实相比较来得出一个答案。