1.as well as可视为介词，它的涵义是“还有”、“不但…而且…”.值得注意的是,在A as well as B的结构里,语意的重点在 A,不在 B.因此,：
He can speak Spanish as well as English．
译文应该是：
“他不但会说英语,而且会讲西班牙语。”
决不能译作：
“他不但会说西班牙语,而且会讲英语。”.
如果这样翻译,就是本末倒置了.as well as和 not only… but also…同义,但前者的语意重点和后者的语意重点恰好颠倒。 A as well as B=not only B but also A，
She is brave as well as clever.她不但聪明，而且勇敢。
In approaching a problem we should see the whole as well as the parts.
我们看问题，不但要看到部分，而且要看到全体。
She is clever as well as beautiful. 她不但漂亮，而且聪明。
Actors have to learn their cues as well as their own lines. 演员不仅要记住台词，还要记住其他演员的暗示。
cue [kjuː] n.暗示;提示;信号;(戏剧的)提示，尾白;(台球等的)球杆，弹子棒
v.给(某人)暗示(或提示)
She can play tennis as well as basketball.
她也会打篮球，也会打网球。
He grows flowers as well as vegetables. 他既种菜也种花。
注：有时还可译为“除……之外，还”，与besides, in addition to的用法相似。如：
As well as learning to swim he has been taking Spanish lessons this summer. 今年夏天，他除了学习游泳外，他还在上西班牙语课。
如果 as well as用作连词引出比较从句,其义为“和…一样好”.因此,“He speaks Spanish as well as English．”应译作：“他说西班牙语像说英语一样好”.语意的重点依旧在前部,不在后半部.
请注意 as well as以下的用法：
She called on you as well as I．
不但我来看你,她也拜访了你。
She called on you as well as me．
她不但拜访了我,也拜访了你。
2. 当 as well as 连接两个成分作主语时, 其后的谓语通常要与前面一个主语保持一致。如：
Jane as well as her friends is late.和她的朋友们一样，简也迟到了。
Tom as well as his parents is going to London. 汤姆和他的父母要去伦敦。
The captain, as well as the other players, was tired. 队长和其他队员都累了。
She as well as you is an English teacher．
她像你一样也是英文教师。.
The old people as well as the children like this film.
老人同儿童一样喜欢这部电影。
3. as well as既然可视为介词，其后一般接动词的动名词；但是，若前面有带to的动词不定式，其后的动词为动词原形：
Wearing the right shoes and clothes as well as being fit can make all the difference
穿着合适的鞋子和衣服，再加上健康的体魄，情况会大不相同。
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He's modest, as well as being a great player
他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。
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He hurt his arm ,as well as breaking his leg.他不但摔断了一条腿，而且还伤了一条胳膊。
He dances as well as playing the guitar.他不但会弹吉他，而且还会跳舞。
I have to clean the floors as well as cook the food.
我不但要煮食物，而且还要拖地。
He expects me to close the deal as well as make friends with clients.
他不但指望我和客户做朋友，而且指望我做成这笔生意。
close the deal 成交
client [ˈklaɪənt]名词，委托人;当事人;(连接在服务器上的)客户机
但是，有时即使 as well as 前面一个成分为单数，其后的谓语也可能用复数，
尤其是当as well as 后面一个成分比较长且该结构没有用逗号隔开时。如：
His appearance as well as his strange way of talking make me suspicious. 他的外表以及他那奇怪的谈吐引起我的怀疑。
4.as well是副词短语,其义为“也”,相当于too,它一般放在句末,有时和连词and或but搭配使用.例：
He is a worker,and a poet as well．
他是工人,但也是诗人.
China possesses enormous quantities of coal and is rich in other minerals as well．
中国拥有大量煤炭,其他的矿藏也很丰富.
Mr．Liu can speak English,but he can speak Cantonese as well．
刘先生会说英语,但他也能讲广东话.
高考试题举例
__ you've got a chance, you might as well make full use of it .
A Now that B After C Although D As soon as
大部分学生对此题意思弄不太清楚,主要是对as well理解得不对,造成失误.。答案是A. 既然你得到了机会,你最好要充分利用它。
现把as well的用法简单总结如下：
一、as well常用于肯定句句尾,表示“还,也”等意思. 常常和连词and或but搭配使用.
1.He knows French,and he knows English as well.
他懂法语,他也懂英语。
2.Wang Hai is a worker and a militiaman as well.
王海是个工人,也是个民兵。
二、as well和may(might)连用,作谓语的一部分,may(might)as well表示请求、建议,might比may语气更委婉,意思是“最好、何不、不如”等.
1.You may as well tell me the truth.
你最好对我说实话.
2.You might as well go.
你还不如走呢.
上述高考试题中might as well就是表示“建议”,意思可理解为had better,弄明白了might as well的意思,此题的答案就一目了然了,答案应选A,句子大意是“既然你得到了机会,你最好要充分利用它。”
You can't help being biased so you may as well be up front about it
你难免会有偏见，倒不如干脆坦然承认。
If I've got to go somewhere I may as well go to Birmingham
如果要去什么地方，那就去伯明翰吧。
I needn't wait, I may as well tell you now.
我不必等了，不妨现在就告诉你。
There's nothing I can do about the problem, so I might as well go with the flow.
关于这个问题我无能为力，所以我不如就顺其自然好了。
Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay
反正你已经在这儿了，那就留下来吧。
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You might as well tell him right now.
你不妨现在就告诉他。
We might as well have another talk with him.
不妨同他再谈一次。
You might as well have a try.; Why not have a try?
你何妨试一试。
If ( indeed) you should have any opinion, you might as well tell us frankly.
如有所见，不妨实说。
