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(usually with the 通常与 the 连用 coming straight after somebody/something in time, order or space 下一个的；紧接着的；接下来的 The next train to Baltimore is at ten. 下一趟去巴尔的摩的列车十点钟开。 The next six months will be the hardest. 接下来的六个月将是最难熬的。 The next chapter deals with the post-war situation. 下一章是关于战后局势的。 Who's next? 下一位是谁？ The woman in the next room was talking in a very loud voice. 隔壁房间里的女子正在大声讲话。 The parcel will arrive in the next few days. 包裹将在几天后到达。 I fainted and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital. 我昏迷了，醒来时只知道自己在医院里。 - (informal)
Round here, you leave school and next thing you know you're married with three kids. 在这里，你离开学校，接下来你知道你已经结婚了，有三个孩子。
Which Word? next / nearestnext / nearest- (The) next means ‘after this/that one’ in time or in a series of events, places or people:
* (the) next 指下一个时间、事情、地点或人： When is your next appointment? 你下一次预约时间是什么时候？ Turn left at the next traffic lights. 在下一个红绿灯处向左拐。 Who’s next? 下一个是谁？
* (the) nearest 指空间上最近： Where’s the nearest supermarket? 最近的超市在哪儿？
- Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to and next to:
注意介词 nearest to 和 next to 的区别： Janet’s sitting nearest to the window (= of all the people in the room). 珍妮特坐在（屋里所有人中）离窗户最近的地方。 Sarah’s sitting next to the window (= right beside it) 萨拉坐在窗户旁边。
Who’s sitting nearest the door? 谁坐在离门最近的地方？
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(used without the 不与 the 连用 the Monday, week, etc. immediately following 紧随其后的；下一个的 Next Thursday is 12 April. 下个星期四是 4 月 12 日。 Next time I'll bring a book. 下次我带本书来。 I'm going away next month. 我下个月要外出。 Next month's rent is due today. 下个月的租金今天到期。
Word OriginOld English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste.
Idioms
better luck next time
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used to encourage somebody who has not been successful at something （鼓励未成功的人）祝下次好运 Never mind— better luck next time. 没关系，祝你下次好运。 If you didn't win a prize, better luck next time. 如果没获奖，愿你下次好运。
from one day to the next
if a situation changes from one day to the next, it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day 一天又一天（表示不知未来如何）
the next man, woman, person, etc.