pave
verb
peɪv
verb
1
to
cover
a
path,
road,
area
etc
with
a
hard
level
surface
such
as
blocks
of
stone
or
CONCRETE
〔用石块或混凝土板〕铺〔路、地面等〕，铺砌，铺筑
[+
with
]
The
city
centre
streets
are
paved
with
dark
local
stone.
市中心街道用当地的深色石块铺砌而成。
a
paved
courtyard
地面铺砌过的院子
2
pave the way for sth
to
make
a
later
event
or
development
possible
by
producing
the
right
conditions
为某事物铺平道路; 为某事物创造条件
The
Supreme
Court
decision
paved
the
way
for
further
legislation
on
civil
rights.
最高法院的这一判决为公民权利方面的进一步立法铺平了道路。
3
the streets are paved with gold
used
to
say
that
it
is
easy
to
become
rich
quickly
in
a
particular
place
遍地是黄金〔表示在某地能迅速发财〕