pavement
noun
ˈpeɪvmənt
noun
1
a
hard
level
surface
or
path
at
the
side
of
a
road
for
people
to
walk
on
[英] 人行道;
C | BrE AmE
A
small
group
of
journalists
waited
on
the
pavement
outside
her
house.
有一小群记者守候在她家外面的人行道上。
a
pavement
cafe
路边咖啡馆
2
the
hard
surface
of
a
road
[美] 路面
U | AmE
As
she
fell
off
the
bike,
her
head
hit
the
pavement.
她从自行车上摔下来，头部撞在了路面上。
3
any
paved
surface
or
area
铺过的表面 （地方 ）;
C,U
4
pound/hit the pavement
to
work
very
hard
to
get
something,
especially
a
job,
by
going
to
a
lot
of
different
places
〔尤指为找工作等而〕四处奔走
He
spent
the
next
six
months
pounding
the
pavement
in
search
of
a
job.
接下来的六个月他为了找份工作而四处奔走。