next to
US /ˈnekst tə/
UK /ˈnekst tə/
1.
旁邊, 緊鄰
beside; alongside of
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The park is next to the library.
公園在圖書館旁邊。
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She sat next to him during the meeting.
會議期間她坐在他旁邊。
2.
幾乎, 差不多
almost; virtually
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It was next to impossible to finish the project on time.
按時完成這個項目幾乎不可能。
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He knows next to nothing about the subject.
他對這個話題幾乎一無所知。