Смысл: next to 
next to 1. [ʹnekst|tʋ,-{ʹnekst}tə] phr adv
<Í> почти
next to nothing - почти ничего
next to impossible - почти невозможно, маловероятно, едва ли (возможно)
it was next to impossible to escape them - от них было почти невозможно уйти /убежать/; от них было почти невозможно отделаться
there was next to nobody at the meeting - на собрание почти /фактически/ никто не пришёл
there is next to no evidence - нет почти никаких доказательств
in next to no time - моментально; ≅ глазом моргнуть не успеешь
I know next to no astronomy - об астрономии у меня самое смутное представление
2.[ʹnekst|tʋ,-{ʹnekst}tə] phr prep
<Í> 1. = next III
a seat next to the fire - место у камина
his garden is next to mine - его сад граничит с моим
the house next to ours - соседний дом
to wear wool next to one's skin - носить шерстяные вещи на голое тело
2.указывает на следование по величине, порядку и т. п. после, второй по величине, важности и т. п.
St.-Petersburg is the largest city in Russia next to Moscow - после Москвы Санкт-Петербург второй по величине город России
next to Beethoven he liked Bach best of all - после Бетховена самым любимым его композитором был Бах /больше всего он любил Баха/
♢ to get next to smb. - амер. разг.
to get next to smth. - амер. разг. положение и т. п. ); to get next to an idea - уловить /понять/ мысль; б) втереться куда-л.; to get next to a department - примазаться /присосаться/ к какому-л. ведомству; в) присвоить что-л.
to put smb. next to smth. - амер. разг.
I'll put you next to the real state of things - я вам открою глаза на истинное положение вещей
<Í> почти
2.
<Í> 1. = next III
2.
next to Идиома
next to
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 nothingTheme: 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 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.
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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 godlinessBeing 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.
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1. Bordering; alongside of. The car abutting to abundance is anchored a little too close, so I'll accept to cull out so you can get in. I admired active abutting to a acreage as a kid. I could go and see the animals whenever I wanted.2. Coming abutting in adjustment or degree. I've consistently been abutting to Jeff in height. My admired being is my babyish sister, abutting to my mommy and amoroso of course.3. Almost; actual nearly. This chic was useless; I've abstruse abutting to nothing! It will be abutting to absurd to acquisition a acceptable applicant in time.Learn more: nextnext to someone or something
near to addition or something; adjoining to addition or something. I alive abutting to a bank. Please sit abutting to me.Learn more: nextnext to
1. Adjacent to, as in The car abutting to abundance has a collapsed tire, [Late 1300s]
2. Following in adjustment or degree, as in Next to skiing, she brand hiking. [Early 1500s]
3. Almost, practically, as in It's abutting to absurd to adumbrate the outcome, or I becoming abutting to annihilation aftermost year. [Second bisected of 1600s] Learn more: next
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1. Adjoining to: the car abutting to hers.
2. Following in adjustment or degree: Next to skiing, she brand hiking.
3. Almost; practically: next to impossible.Learn more: next
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