next door
adverb
■very close 紧挨着•Would you want to live next door to a nuclear power station?你会愿意住在核电站旁边吗？
noun uncountable UK informal
■the person or people living in the next room, house or building 隔壁邻居•Next door's having a party next week, did you know?隔壁邻居下周要举办派对，你知道吗？
adverb adjective (also next-door)
ADVANCED
■in the next room, house or building 在隔壁；隔壁的•A Russian couple have just moved in next door.隔壁刚刚搬来一对俄罗斯夫妇。 •Who lives next door to you?谁住在你隔壁？ •Margot is our next-door neighbour.玛戈是我们隔壁的邻居。
adverb adjective (also next-door)
the boy/girl next door
■used to describe someone who is completely ordinary, not rich, famous, etc 泛泛之辈•We couldn't believe it when he got a record deal. To us, he was just the boy next door.当他做成了一笔巨额生意时我们几乎都不敢相信。在我们看来，他再普通不过了。
adverb adjective (also next-door)
be next door to sth UK
■to be almost the same as something 和…差不多•If you're asked to resign from your job, it's next door to being fired.如果你被要求主动辞职，这就和被炒鱿鱼没甚么两样了。 |