near和next to都有“在......附近”的意思。但是，从空间位置上讲，near只表示“在......的附近”，而next to表示“紧挨着”。它比near离物体要更近一些。
near和next to的区别
1、意思不同
near：距离不远，在附近，不久以后，几乎，差不多。
next to：紧邻，在…近旁，仅次于。
2、用法不同
near：作形容词，副词，介词以及动词。
例句：After the war, The House of Hardie came near to bankruptcy.
翻译：战后，哈迪家族濒于破产。
next to：作介词
例句：Someone introduced us and I sat next to him.
翻译：有人给我们作了介绍，我挨着他坐下了。
3、侧重点不同
near：侧重于较远的距离，或者抽象的距离。
next to：侧重于指紧挨着的旁边。
双语例句
1.One can set them up far away perhaps at the edge of a large backyard or set up a deck canopy right next to the house near a porch area perhaps.
可以设置它们远离也许在后院的一大优势，或成立一个甲板树冠旁边不远的一个阳台面积也许房子。
2.Russians still drink on average around eight times more vodka than Britons, yet over the past decade, consumption of beer and fruit juices have leapt from next to nothing to near European levels.
俄国人均伏特加消耗量仍然比波罗的海国家高8倍，但在过去的十年里，啤酒和果汁的消费量从几乎没有到接近欧洲水平。
3.With a fresh cup of coffee in hand, I had set my speech notes draft down on a low surface next to my briefcase near my desk.
当时我手里正端着一杯热咖啡，演讲稿就放在写字台旁挨着公文包的一个较低的位置上。
