英语“as well as”通常有这4种常见的用法,下面会用一些示例来列举as well as用法,学会了会带来很多好处。
用法一:As well (as)与“in addition”一样的用法,表示“另外,除此之外”等的意思
1:as well as作为副词,表示also, too, in addition等意思,如果只是as well,那么通常用在句末,例子如下:
We look forward very much to seeing you again and to meeting your wife as well.
我们很期待再次见到你,以及你的夫人。
2:as well as 作为介词使用,表示and(和),too(也)等意思,唯一的区别就是使用“as well as”就表示更强调前者一点,例如:
She has invited Jill as well as Kate.
她邀请了Jill还有Kate
When they go to Austria, they like walking as well as skiing.
当他们去奥地利时,他们既喜欢滑雪,也喜欢散步。
用法二:might as well 和 may as well,表示在另一件事情未发生时,这件事情可能值得去做。通常情况下,用may as well更加普遍一点,例如:
I might as well paint the bedroom myself,no one else is going to do it.
我倒不如自己粉刷卧室,别人都不会做的。
We may as well go out tonight because there's not much on TV.
今晚我们还是出去吧,因为电视节目不多。
用法三:as well,说某件事情可能是好事的时候会用到,类似于“It's a good idea”,例如:
It's as well to have a good camera with you when you visit the bird park.
去参观鸟类公园时带一个相机会比较好
用法四:as well as 可以用于简单的比较,例如:
I can't sing as well as Tom does.
我唱歌没有Tom唱得好。