"may as well" 怎么发音

expression

US

MAY-az-wel or MAY-ez-wel

UK

MAY-as-wel

释义

Used to suggest that doing something is reasonable because there is no better option, or nothing to lose. It often means you don't have a strong preference.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈmeɪ/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈwɛɫ

英式英语

mˈeɪ/ /ˈæs/ /wˈɛl

简化发音

美式

MAY-az-wel or MAY-ez-wel

英式

MAY-as-wel

语境中听

It's late. We may as well go home.

If no one else wants the last piece of cake, I may as well eat it.

The movie is over, so we may as well turn off the TV.

Nothing else to do, so we may as well wait here.