next-best
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈnekstˌbest/ us/ˈnekstˌbest/
仅次于…的;退而求其次的
best except for another thing that has been mentioned
If you can't afford to fly to the Caribbean, this restaurant is the next-best thing. 如果你没钱飞去加勒比地区的话，那么这家餐馆就是最好的选择。
The best performing sector was construction, and the next-best performers were transportation and retail. 表现最好的行业是建筑，其次是交通和零售。