一、分清本义与引申义

1. 用于本义

as well as 用于本义，可视为as…as结构与well的自然搭配，其意为“与……一样好”，在否定句中可用not so well as代替 not as well as。如：

He speaks English as well as her. 他说英语说得跟她一样好。

She plays every bit as well as the men. 她打得一点不比男人们差。

He doesn’t play half as well as his sister. 他演奏的水平不及他姐姐的一半。

He sings as well as, if not better than, Mary. 要是他唱歌不比玛丽唱得更好，但至少也是一样好。

2. 用于引申义

用于引申义，表示“不但……而且”“既是……也是”“而且”“还”。如：

He grows flowers as well as vegetables. 他既种菜也种花。

She shares (in) my troubles as well as my joys. 她与我同甘共苦。

They have a flat in town as well as a place in the country. 他们在城里有一套公寓，在乡村还有一所房子。

as well as 可连接并列的单词或短语。例如：

It is unpleasant in summer as well as in winter. 夏天不好过，冬天也不好过。

The child is lively as well as healthy. 这孩子既健康又活泼。

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。

二、弄清强调重点

A as well as B这一结构强调的重点是A不是B，即 A as well as B=not only B but also A，注意体会以下例句的译文：

She is clever as well as beautiful. 她不但漂亮，而且聪明。

He speaks Spanish as well as English and French. 他不仅会说英语和法语，而且会说西班牙语。

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。

三、把握主谓一致

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：

A as well as B结构做主语时，谓语动词的数要与A保持一致。
The teacher as well as his students is doing an experiment in the lab.
老师和他的学生正在实验室里做实验。

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。

Tom as well as his parents is going to London. 汤姆和他的父母要去伦敦。

 

as well as 用于肯定结构和否定结构中，其意义不同。as well as 和not搭配使用，as well as 位于not前时，两者均否定；位于not后时，否定前者，肯定后者。例如：

George, as well as his brother, has gone abroad. 乔治和他兄弟一样都出国了。

George hasn”t gone abroad as well as his brother. 乔治并没有和他兄弟一样出国去。（他兄弟一人出国）

George, as well as his brother, hasn”t gone abroad. 乔治和他兄弟都没有出国。

 

 

as well as = not only/just...but(also)，但两者在意义上有不同之处:as well as侧重前者，而not only/just...but(also)侧重后者，通常要理解为A as well as B = not only/just B but (also) A。如:

　　I’m learning French as well as English.

　　我不仅学习法语而且还学习英语。(侧重前者，即French)

　　等于:I’m learning not only English but also French. (侧重后者，也即French)

[注意]

　　在带有as well as的句子中，如果该部分在句子中作主语，谓语动词必须与as well as前面的主语在人称和数上保持一致(英语中适合这一用法的词或词组还有with，together with，but，rather than等)。而not only/just...but(also)连接句子中的并列主语时，谓语动词的人和数则必须与but(also)后面的主语保持一致(英语中适合这一用法的词组还有neither...nor，either...or，not...but等)。如:

　　The teacher as well as the students has gone to the cinema.

　　老师和学生都到电影院看电影去了。(as well as前面的主语the teacher是单数，故谓语动词用has)

　　The students as well as the teacher have gone to the cinema.(as well as前面的主语the students是复数，故谓语动词用have)

　　

 

 

Not only the teacher but also the students have gone to the cinema.(but also后面的主语是复数，故谓语动词用have)

　　Peter rather than his parents is going to the USA.

　　是彼特打算去美国，而不是他的父母亲(打算去美国)。(rather than前面的主语Peter是单数，故谓语动词用is)

　　Either you or I am wrong.

　　要么是你要么是我错了(二者之中必居其一)。(or后面的主语是I，故谓语动词用am)

　　

　　2. as well as所连接的并列成分有时候没有侧重的含义，这时它的含义相当于and，但与and在以下三个方面有所不同:

　　①as well as比and更强调“又”的含义。如:

　　The plan is practical as well as farsighted.

　　这方案切实可行，又具有远见性。

　　

　　②and经常用于A，B and C这一结构，而as well as则不能，要表达这一结构可用:A，B and C或A and B as well as C，而用A，B as well as C则是错误的。如:

　　露西､莉莉和约翰明天将要动身去北京。可翻译为:

　　Lucy， Lily and John are leaving for Beijing tomorrow.

　　Lucy and Lily as well as John are leaving for Beijing tomorrow.

　　

　　③由于as well as有时候含义相当于and，而and可与both连用，因此在现代英语里as well as也可以与both连用。如:

　　He likes both Chinese as well as math very much.

　　他非常喜欢语文和数学。

　　

 

 

 

四、牢记后续动词的形式

as well as 后接动词到底是该用什么形式，这是一比较复杂的问题，归纳起来有以下几点值得注意：

1. as well as 通常被视为介词，所以后接动词时，一般用动名词形式。如：

He sings as well as playing the piano. 他不但会弹钢琴，而且会唱歌。

As well as breaking his leg, he hurt his arm. 他不但摔断了腿，而且还伤了胳膊。

Smoking is dangerous, as well as making you smell bad. 吸烟不仅使你身上有气味，而且危险。

She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer. 她不但是摄影师还是个天才的音乐家。

注：as well as 后接动词用动名词的情况主要见于主句谓语为简单时态(即一般现在时和一般过去时)的时候。

2. 如果主句谓语为复合时态(即其中含有情态动词或助动词)，则as well as 后的动词通常要与情态动词或助动词后的动词形式保持一致。如：

Students should pursue their own interests, as well as do their school work. 学生不仅应该做要好家庭作业，而且还要有自己的兴趣。

I have to feed the animals as well as look after the children. 我不但要照顾孩子们，而且还要喂那些马。

3. 如果as well as 是连接两个不定式，则其后用不带to的不定式。如：

A museum should aim to entertain as well as educate. 博物馆不仅要有教育性还且还要有娱乐性。

We cannot expect her to do the homework as well as look after the children. 我们不能指望她既做作业又照看孩子。

4. 当as well as 用于句首时，其后习惯上要接动名词。如：

As well as eating a seven-course meal, they drank three bottles of wine. 除吃了一顿有七道菜的饭之外，他们还喝了三瓶酒。

As well as walking, he likes fishing and shooting. 他除散步之外还喜欢钓鱼和打猎。

As well as visiting Niagara Falls, we spent a day in Toronto. 我们参观了Niagara 瀑布，而且学在多伦多玩了一天。

As well as getting on everybody’s nerves, he’s got a habit of borrowing money and forgetting to pay it back. 他使得人人都感到心烦，此外，他还有个习惯，就是借了钱就忘了还。

注：as well as 有时也被视为准并列连词，后接的动词可以与主句谓语动词形式一致（但这种情形远不如用后接动名词普遍）。如：

He publishes as well as prints his own books. 他的书是他自己印刷出版的。

We are repairing the roof as well as painting the walls. 我们在粉刷墙壁同时也在修理屋顶。

 

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(1)as well as译为“也，和……一起既……又……；也；以及；同……一样

”，在此句中相当于besides。注意as well as在使用时的主谓一致。

She had all her homework to do，as well as looking after her sick father.她除了要照顾生病的父亲之外，还要完成所有的作业。

This factory produces cars as well as trucks.
这个工厂既生产卡车也生产小汽车。

My teacher speaks French as well as English. 

我的老师不但会说英语，而且会说法语。

Nobody else understands me as well as you do. 

别人没有一个像你这样了解我的。

The bear eats fruit and insects as well as flesh. 

熊吃水果，昆虫，也吃肉。

Humor can enhance physical as well as mental well-being.

幽默感能够增强身心健康。

 (2)as well as可以用于同级比较。“和……一样好”，修饰动词。
as well as还可以用作连词，表示“和……一样好”；另外，连接两个主语时，谓语动词和最前面的主语保持一致。

He plays the piano as well as his teacher.他钢琴弹得和他的老师一样好。

Mr.Li as well as his students is going to the zoo tomorrow.

李老师和他的学生们打算明天去动物园。

His parents as well as he treat me very well. 

他父母和他对我都很好。

She sings as well as she plays.她弹得好，唱得也好。

 (3)A as well as B结构做主语时，谓语动词的数要与A保持一致。
The teacher as well as his students is doing an experiment in the lab.
老师和他的学生正在实验室里做实验。

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。

 

拓展：
as well单独使用于句尾表示“也”“既……，又……”，但是不能用于否定句。
He speaks English as well.他也讲英语。
He is a professor and a writer as well.
他是一位教授，也是一个作家。

as well与as well as只有一词之差，但意义和用法却相差甚远。
 
一、as well 用法： 
 
1、as well常用作状语，作“又；也”解，相当于too或also，常位于句末，无须用逗号与句子分开。如： 
 
   I am going to London and my sister is going as well（＝going，too）.
   我要到伦敦去，我妹妹也要去。 
 
   I not only play the guitar，I sing as well（＝I also sing ）.
   我不但弹吉他，而且还演唱。 
 
2、as well 在口语中也可用于句中，作“也好，也行”或“倒不如”解，用来缓和语气。如： 
 
   You may as well go、
   你去也好。 
 
   The weather was so bad that we might（just）as well have stayed at home.
   天气太坏了，早知道如此，倒不如呆在家里为好。 
 
3、as well 可以直接用于just后，用作应答语（可视为It's just as well、的省略），作“幸亏，幸而；无妨；没关系”解。如： 
 
   —We were too late to see the film.
       我们去得太晚了，没有看上电影。 
 
   —Just as well、I hear it isn't very good.
       不必遗憾，我听说电影也不怎么样。 
 
二、as well as 用法
 
1、as well as常用来连接两个并列的成分，作“也，还”解。它强调的是前一项，后一项只是顺便提及。因此连接并列主语时，谓语动词与前一项一致；而用not only ...but also...连接时，谓语动词与后一项一致。如： 
 
   Your wife as well as you is friendly to me.
   不仅你而且你的妻子也对我很友好。
（＝Not only you but also your wife is friendly to me、） 
 
   Electric energy can be changed into light energy as well as into sound energy.
   电能既可以被转变成声能，又可以被转变成光能。 
 
2、as well as 用来表示同级比较，指“一样好”。如： 
 
   You look as well as you did ten years ago.
   你的身体看起来还和十年前一样好。 
 
   He plays the guitar as well as you.
   他的吉他弹得和你一样好。
 

 
上面讲了as well与as well as的用法，你是否掌握了？一起来做一下下面的单项填空题。 
 
1、They play all kinds of instruments and sing ____. 
 
   A、also    B、either   C、as well   D、as well as 
 
2、Tom， ____ Jane and Rose， ____ going to the farm on foot. 
 
   A、as long as；is       B、as well as；are 
   C、as long as；are      D、as well as；is 
 

3、They travel at full speed by day ____ . 
 
   A、and night             B、and by night as well as 
   C、as well at night     D、as well as by night 
 
4、Mrs Black writes ____ ，if not better than，her husband. 
 
   A、as well as      B、so well 
   C、so well as     D、as well 
 

5、We expect her to do the housework as well ____ after the children. 
 
   A、as look      B、as looking   

   C、and look    D、looking 
 
6、She doesn't speak ____ her friend，but her written work is excellent. 
 
   A、as well as    B、as often as   

  C、so much        D、as good as 
 
7、Which of the following sentences is right？ 
 
   A、Both father and as well as mother love me. 
   B、Father as well as mother loves me. 
   C、Both father as well as mother loves me. 
   D、Not only father but also mother love me. 
 
8、You feel ____ you did yesterday，don't you？ 
 
   A、as good as   B、as well  

   C、so good        D、as well as 
 
9、I'm sure I was right、It is just ____ I didn't lend him the money. 
 
   A、so well    B、as well as   

   C、as well    D、the same as

Key: 1—5 C D D  A A 6—9 A B D C