next Idioma

next of kin

closest relatives, members of the family The police are trying to find the man's next of kin - his family.

next door to

1．in or to the next house of在…隔壁
He lives next door to me．他住在我隔壁。
2．very close to；almost the same as几乎等于；接近于
Publishing secrets about the country's missiles is next door to treason．刊登有关国家导弹的秘密等于叛国。
The sick man was next door to death．这病人即将死亡。

next to

1．beside；nearest in space在…旁边
He placed his chair next to mine．他把椅子放在我的旁边。
I don't like wool next to my skin．我不喜欢把毛衣贴身穿。
2．inferior to；ranking second次于；仅次于
It is the largest city next to London．这是仅次于伦敦的最大都市。
Next to riding，I like swimming best．除骑马外，我就最爱游泳了。
3．almost；almost amounting to几乎是
No wonder she is ill！She eats next to nothing．难怪她生病！她几乎什么也不吃。
I admit I knew nest to nothing about teaching although I knew a lot about chemistry when I first became a science teacher．我承认我对教学几乎一窍不通，虽然我当初成为理科教师时，已经掌握了许多化学知识。
It was next to robbery．这简直是抢劫。

next to nothing

Idiom(s): next to nothing

Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL

hardly anything; almost nothing.
• This car's worth next to nothing. It's full of rust.
• I bought this antique chair for next to nothing.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

A clean body is just as important as a pure soul.

next door|door

adv. or adj. 1. In or to the next house or apartment. He lived next door to me. She telephoned next door to ask about John. The house next door caught fire. 2. Very close.

Used with "to". The sick man was next door to death. Printing secrets about our country's missiles is next door to treason.

next to|next

next to¹ adv. Almost; nearly. It was next to impossible to believe that in a month the grass would be green and flowers would be blooming. It was next to unthinkable that the boy would steal.
next to² prep. Just after; second to. Next to his family, baseball was his greatest love. Next to pizza, Bob liked hamburger best.

next to nothing|next|next to

n. phr. Very little; almost nothing. They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one. When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing.

cleanliness is next to godliness

cleanliness is next to godliness
Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or goodness, as in Don't forget to wash your ears—cleanliness is next to godliness. This phrase was first recorded in a sermon by John Wesley in 1778, but the idea is ancient, found in Babylonian and Hebrew religious tracts. It is still invoked, often as an admonition to wash or clean up.

next
In addition to the idioms beginning with next, also see cleanliness is next to godliness.
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