形容詞 next:

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

副詞 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.
   我跟別人一樣喜歡開玩笑，但這個(gè)玩笑太離譜了。
2. May I bring my chair next to yours?
   我可以把我的椅子移到你的旁邊嗎？
3. If I miss this train I'll catch the next one.
   如果我錯(cuò)過(guò)了這班火車，就趕乘下一班。
4. What will you do next?
   接下來(lái)你要干什么？

next

adj.（形容詞）
Nearest in space or position; adjacent:
最接近的，臨近的：空間或位置上最近的；鄰近的：
例句：
the next room.
隔壁房間

Immediately following, as in time, order, or sequence:
下次的，其次的：緊接著的，如在時(shí)間上、順序上或結(jié)果上：
例句：
next week; the next item on the list.
下周；名單的下一條

adv.（副詞）
In the time, order, or place nearest or immediately following:
緊臨地：時(shí)間、順序或位置最近或緊跟地：
例句：
reading this book next; our next oldest child.
接下去讀這本書；我們第二個(gè)孩子

On the first subsequent occasion:
接下去：隨后第一件事：
例句：
when next I write.
接著我開始寫作

n.（名詞）
The next person or thing:
隨后的人或事：
例句：
The next will be better.
下一個(gè)會(huì)好些

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>next to
Adjacent to:
毗連的，緊鄰的：
例句：
the car next to hers.
挨著她的車

Following in order or degree:
在順序或程度上接下去的：
例句：
Next to skiing, she likes hiking.
除了滑雪，她最喜歡徒步旅行

Almost; practically:
幾乎；實(shí)際上：
例句：
next to impossible.
幾乎不可能

來(lái)源：
Middle English nexte
中古英語(yǔ) nexte
from Old English noehsta, nôhst [superlative of] nôah [near] * see nôhw-iz
源自 古英語(yǔ) noehsta, nôhst [] nôah的最高級(jí) [近] *參見(jiàn) nôhw-iz