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next
adjective
  1. (of a time or season) coming immediately after the time of writing or speaking
    (时间,季节)紧接在后的
    we'll go next year.
    我们下一年去。
    next week's Cup Final.
    下周的足球决赛。
    ■(of a day of the week) nearest (or the nearest but one) after the present
    (一周中的一天)接下去的
    not this Wednesday, next Wednesday.
    不是这个星期三,是下个星期三。
    [postpositive]on Monday next.
    下周一。
    ■(of an event or occasion) occurring directly after the present one in time, without anything of the same kind intervening
    (事件,活动)接下去的
    the next election.
    下一次选举。
    next time I'll bring a hat.
    下一次我要带顶帽子。
  2. coming immediately after the present one in order or space
    近邻的,贴近的
    the woman in the next room.
    隔壁房间的女人。
    the next chapter.
    下一章。
    who's next?.
    下一个是谁?。
    ■coming immediately after the present one in rank
    居后的,次于…的
    building materials were next in importance.
    建筑材料在重要性上居次。
adverb
  1. on the first or soonest occasion after the present; immediately afterwards
    接下去,然后
    wondering what would happen next.
    想知道接下去会发生什么。
    next, I heard the sound of voices.
    接着,我听到了说话的声音。
    ■[with superlative]following in the specified order
    其次地
    Jo was the next oldest after Martin.
    除了马丁,乔的年龄就是最大的了。
noun
  1. the next person or thing
    下一个人(或事件)
    one moment he wasn't there, the next he was.
    有一会儿他不在那里,随后他在。
    the week after next.
    下下周。
preposition
  1. (archaic)next to
    (古)紧靠…旁边,贴近
    he plodded along next him.
    他紧贴着他步履艰难地走着。
determiner
  1. (a next)(W. Indian)another
    (西印度)另一个
    every year sales down by a next ten per cent again.
    每年的销售额都会再下降10%。
常用词组
next in line
  1. immediately below the present holder of a position in order of succession
    接班人,继承人
    he is next in line to the throne.
    他是皇位的继承人。
next to
  1. in or into a position immediately to one side of; beside
    紧靠…旁边,贴近
    we sat next to each other.
    我们紧邻着坐着。
  2. following in order or importance
    居于…之后,次于
    next to buying a whole new wardrobe, nothing lifts the spirits quite like a new hairdo!.
    除了买一个新的衣柜之外,没有什么能比做个新发型更让人兴奋了!。
  3. almost
    几乎,差不多
    Charles knew next to nothing about farming.
    查尔斯对农事几乎一无所知。
  4. in comparison with
    与…相比
    next to her I felt like a fraud.
    与她比起来,我感觉自己像个骗子。
the next world
  1. (according to some religious beliefs) the place where one goes after death
    (某些宗教信仰中的)阴间,地府
what next (或 whatever next)
  1. an expression of surprise or amazement
    [用以表示惊讶或惊奇]下一步怎么样;还会有何等的荒唐事
语源
  1. Old English nēhsta 'nearest', superlative of nēah 'nigh'; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste
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