as well Idiome

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as well as

in addition to Please bring your swimming suit as well as your towel.

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might as well

be somewhat preferable We might as well go home now. I don

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as well

in addition；also；too也；一样地；依然（位于句尾）
I am going to Paris and my brother is going as well．我要到巴黎去，我弟弟也去。

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may as well

may be equally advantageous to最好…；还是…为好
I shall have to pay the bill some time，so I may as well pay it now．我将来反正得付这笔钱，所以我还是现在付了为好。
If you're going to the library， I might as well go with you；I have to return this book．如果你去图书馆，我不妨和你一起去，我得去还书。
You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him．你借钱给他还不如把钱扔到海里。

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may/might as well

may be equally advantageous to最好…；还是…为好
I shall have to pay the bill some time，so I may as well pay it now．我将来反正得付这笔钱，所以我还是现在付了为好。
If you're going to the library， I might as well go with you；I have to return this book．如果你去图书馆，我不妨和你一起去，我得去还书。
You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him．你借钱给他还不如把钱扔到海里。

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Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lam

If the penalty is going to be the same, you might as well commit the greater offence.

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as well|well

adv. phr. 1. In addition; also, too; besides. The book tells about Mark Twain's writings and about his life as well. Tom is captain of the football team and is on the baseball team as well. 2. Without loss and possibly with gain. After the dog ran away, Father thought he might as well sell the dog house. Since he can't win the race, he may as well quit. It's just as well you didn't come yesterday, because we were away.

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as well as|well

conj. In addition to; and also; besides. Hiking is good exercise as well as fun. He was my friend as well as my doctor. The book tells about the author's life as well as about his writings.

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hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be

hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be
Might just as well be punished for a big misdeed as a small one. For example, I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and have a third piece of cake—I've gone off my diet anyhow. Already a proverb in John Ray's 1678 collection, this expression alludes to the old punishment for stealing sheep, which was hanging no matter what the age or size of the animal.

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as well

1. In addition, besides, also. For example, Mary is activity to Italy and to France as well, or A accomplished conductor, he plays the violin as well. [1300s]
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in accession to somebody/something; too: Are they advancing as well? ♢ They advertise books as able-bodied as newspapers. ♢ She’s a accomplished artist as able-bodied as actuality a photographer.Learn more: well

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1. In addition; also: mentioned added affairs as well.
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