next

形容词 next:

1. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
   同义词：adjacent, side by side
2. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
   同义词：future, succeeding
3. immediately following in time or order
   同义词：following

副词 next:

1. at the time or occasion immediately following

1. I can enjoy a joke as well as the next man, but this is going too far.
   我跟别人一样喜欢开玩笑，但这个玩笑太离谱了。
2. May I bring my chair next to yours?
   我可以把我的椅子移到你的旁边吗？
3. If I miss this train I'll catch the next one.
   如果我错过了这班火车，就赶乘下一班。
4. What will you do next?
   接下来你要干什么？

next

adj.（形容词）
Nearest in space or position; adjacent:
最接近的，临近的：空间或位置上最近的；邻近的：
例句：
the next room.
隔壁房间

Immediately following, as in time, order, or sequence:
下次的，其次的：紧接着的，如在时间上、顺序上或结果上：
例句：
next week; the next item on the list.
下周；名单的下一条

adv.（副词）
In the time, order, or place nearest or immediately following:
紧临地：时间、顺序或位置最近或紧跟地：
例句：
reading this book next; our next oldest child.
接下去读这本书；我们第二个孩子

On the first subsequent occasion:
接下去：随后第一件事：
例句：
when next I write.
接着我开始写作

n.（名词）
The next person or thing:
随后的人或事：
例句：
The next will be better.
下一个会好些

<习惯用语>next to
Adjacent to:
毗连的，紧邻的：
例句：
the car next to hers.
挨着她的车

Following in order or degree:
在顺序或程度上接下去的：
例句：
Next to skiing, she likes hiking.
除了滑雪，她最喜欢徒步旅行

Almost; practically:
几乎；实际上：
例句：
next to impossible.
几乎不可能

来源：
Middle English nexte
中古英语 nexte
from Old English noehsta, nôhst [superlative of] nôah [near] * see nôhw-iz
源自 古英语 noehsta, nôhst [] nôah的最高级 [近] *参见 nôhw-iz