单词 | next to |
释义 | next to next to A2 used when describing two people or things that are very close to each other with nothing between them: » Can I sit next to the window?» There was a really strange man standing next to me at the station.Thesaurus+: ↑Next to and besideF0 used to mean `after' when making a choice or a comparison: » Cheese is my favourite food and, next to that, chocolate. (= Cheese is the only food that I like more than chocolate.)Thesaurus+: ↑Comparing and contrastingF0 almost: » They pay me next to nothing (= very little) but I really enjoy the work.» It's next to impossible (= extremely difficult) to find somewhere cheap to live in the city centre.» We got home in next to no time (= very little time).Thesaurus+: ↑Almost , ↑Merely and barelyMain Entry: ↑next |
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