The one thing he didn't have was a son. I think he's felt that a grandson is the next best thing.

他唯一缺的就是个儿子，我想他觉得有个外孙也不错。

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Fall is the next - best season, then winter.

其次是秋天最好, 然后为冬季.

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Borrowing tapes from the library would be the next - best thing.

从资料库借磁带是退而求其次的办法.

辞典例句

'Next best thing to tell the truth,'muttered Captain Smollett.'Load his gun, Hawkins.

“ 能说实话也是件好事, ”斯摩莱特船长喃喃地说, “霍金斯,给他的枪装上弹药.

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Tickets for the concert are no longer available , so the next best is the cinema.

音乐会的门票已经售完, 所以只能去看电影了.

辞典例句

A good book is the next best thing to a true friend.

一本好书是仅次于真朋友的最隹东西.

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I like chicken best and I like pork next best.

我最爱吃鸡肉,其次是猪肉.

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Before refrigerators were invented the next best thing was an ice box.

在冰箱发明之前最好的东西是冰盒.

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The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?

下个最佳: 谁是最著名的演员?

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The next - best solution is to abandon the project altogether.

仅次于最佳的解决方法是放弃全部计画.

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The best way is by air; the next best is by train.

最好的办法是乘飞机, 其次是乘火车.

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The best way is by the next best is by train.

最好的方法是乘飞机,其次是乘火车.

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This kind of car the next best.

这种轿车仅次于最好的.

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The quickest way is by train; the next best way is to go by road.

最快的办法是搭火车, 退而求其次是搭车.

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Our growth rate are three asas the market and as the next best competitor.

我们的增长率是全球行业平均水平的三倍,是表现最好的竞争对手的两倍.

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