next door to与beside区别

next door to 近于(几乎是)；隔壁；相邻 (表示紧挨着，在空间上是相连的)
beside 在旁边(表示在空间上是靠近但是不相连的)
It's next door to impossible.
这简直不可能。
The sick man was next door to death.
那位病人几乎奄奄一息。
Cheating is an act next door to crime.
欺骗是几近犯罪的行为。
The house ablaze is next door to me.
着火的那所房子就在我家隔壁。
Next door to us there's a couple from the USA.
我们隔壁住著来自美国的一对夫妇.

She is sitting beside the driver.
她坐在驾驶员旁。
He lived in a town beside the sea.
他住在一个靠海的城镇.
She watched beside the sickbed.
她在病榻旁边不眠地看护。