English主要词典
next to
Universal Words
preposition
1 in or into a position right beside sb/sth:
We sat next to each other. -< NEXT
2 following in order or importance after sb/sth:
Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.
3 almost:
Charles knew next to nothing about farming. * The horse came next to last (= the one before the last one) in the race.
4 in comparison with sb/sth:
Next to her I felt like a fraud.
