高考英语词汇：may　as　well…

may as well…为习语，意为“不妨”、“还是……为好”等。如：
　　If that’s the case, I may as well try. 如果情况如此，我不妨试试。
　　Catherine, you may as well come too. 凯瑟琳，你不妨也去。
　　We may as well stay here for another day. 我们不妨在这里再待一天。
　　“I think it’s going to rain.” “You may as well be right. —the sky’s really black.” “我看要下雨。”“很可能你是对的。——天都完全乌了。”
　　注：有时可用 might代替 may，语气更委婉。如：
　　I expect I might as well be going. 我想我该走了。
　　I’m ready, so I might as well go now．我已准备好，因此不妨现在就走。
　　Since it’s a fine day we might as well walk. 既然天气很好，我们不妨走着去。
　　There’s nothing to do, so I might as well go to bed. 既然没什么事可做，我还是去睡觉为好。
　　【注】might as well 还可用于指过去的情况或用于比较两个令人不愉快的情况。如：
　　This holiday isn’t much fun; we might as well be back home. 这个假日过得真没意思，我们还不如呆在家里。