1.next to 旁邊

Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
大多數(shù)預(yù)制減肥產(chǎn)品幾乎都沒有什么功效。

Someone introduced us and I sat next to him.
有人給我們作了介紹，我挨著他坐下了。

2.move up 上移；向上移動(dòng)

You can move up to work in films and the theatre.
你可以轉(zhuǎn)行從事影視戲劇業(yè)。

Move up, John, and let the lady sit down.
約翰，挪一挪，讓這位女士坐下。

3.by contrast 相比之下； 相形之下

The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend.
相比之下，私營(yíng)部門就有很多錢可供開銷。

Hungary, by contrast, reacted calmly to events in Yugoslavia.
相比之下,匈牙利對(duì)南斯拉夫發(fā)生的一系列事件反應(yīng)平靜。

4.amount to 總計(jì)；等于

If he goes on like this, he'll never amount to anything.
如果他一味這樣下去, 他將一事無(wú)成。

Such aids amount to economic aggression.
這種援助其實(shí)是經(jīng)濟(jì)侵略。