次ぐ (つぐ) - N2 vocabulary
to rank next to,to come after
Return to vocabulary list- きれい好きは敬神に次ぐ美徳。 Cleanliness is next to godliness.
- チューリッヒはロンドンに次ぐ世界第二位の金市場である。 Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.
- 相次ぐ不祥事にも関わらず、警察はオメオメ違反切符を切っている。 Despite their own scandals the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.
- 彼女はロング氏に次ぐ最高のピアニストです。 She is our next best pianist after Mr Long.
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