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1. 紧邻；在…近旁
   in or into a position right beside sb/sth
   1. We sat next to each other.
      我们紧挨着坐在一起。
2. 仅次于；紧接
   following in order or importance after sb/sth
   1. Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.
      我最喜欢的运动除了滑雪就是溜冰。
3. 几乎
   almost
   1. Charles knew next to nothing about farming.
      查尔斯对耕作几乎一无所知。
   2. 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。
4. 与…相比
   in comparison with sb/sth
   1. Next to her I felt like a fraud.
      和她相比，我觉得自己是滥竽充数。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. I looked so frumpy next to these women.
   坐在这些女人旁边我显得极其落伍。
6. 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。
7. She sat next to him throughout the meal
   用餐时她一直坐在他身旁。
8. 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。”
9. She sat down next to him on the sofa.
   她紧挨着他在沙发上坐下了。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. Johnson still knew next to nothing about tobacco
    约翰逊仍然对烟草几乎一无所知。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. Nina pushed in next to Liddie.
    尼娜加塞儿排在利迪后边。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. Our new house sat next to a stream
    我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. He expects to be out of prison in next to no time.
    他期盼着立即出狱。
26. The house is located next to the river.
    房屋位于河附近。
27. The two factories are next to each other.
    那两家工厂紧挨着。
28. I sat back down next to John on the couch.
    我挨着约翰坐在沙发上。
29. 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。
30. 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。