A2 紧靠着，紧挨着
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? 我可以靠窗坐吗？
There was a really strange man standing next to me at the train station. 在车站有一个很古怪的男人站在我旁边。
I was sitting next to Chris, opposite Susie.
She keeps a photo of her son on the table next to her bed.
There are public gardens just next to the river.
There's a really nice bookshop right next to the deli.
We were standing next to each other.
（用于作出选择或比较时）仅次于，在…之后
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.) 奶酪是我最喜欢的食品，其次是巧克力。
几乎
almost
They pay me next to nothing (= very little) but I really enjoy the work. 他们没付给我多少钱，但我实在喜欢那工作。
It's next to impossible (= extremely difficult) to find somewhere cheap to live around here. 要在这附近找到廉价的住处极其困难。
We got home in next to no time (= very little time). 我们很快就到家了。
See also: next adverb