pave
pave 英 [peɪv] 美 [pev]
vt. 铺设；安排；作铺设之用
进行时:paving 过去式:paved 过去分词:paved 第三人称单数:paves 名词复数:paves
- To pave is to coat or cover with a very hard material, like concrete, asphalt, or stone. It's easier to shovel snow from your driveway after you pave it.
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- vt. 铺设；安排；作铺设之用
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1. That would pave the way for Obama to announce the US targets soon after.
这将为奥巴马不久后宣布美国的减排目标铺平了道路。
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2. "This will take power away from patent owners like Monsanto and pave the way for more people to have a positive impact, " she says.
“这将会带走像孟山都这样的专利所有人的权力，为更多的人创造条件以便取得积极的影响，”她说道。
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3. Foreign companies that produce genetically modified crops welcomed the news, which could eventually pave the way for approvals in China of more of their products.
生产转基因作物的外国公司对这一消息表示欢迎，因为这最终可能为中国批准它们的更多产品铺平道路。
- pave (v.) early 14c., "to cover (a street) with stones or other material," from Old French paver "to pave" (12c.), perhaps a back-formation from Old French pavement or else from Vulgar Latin *pavare, from Latin pavire "to beat, ram, tread down," from PIE root *pau- (2) "to cut, strike, stamp." Related: Paved; paving. The figurative sense of "make smooth" (as in pave the way) is attested from 1580s.
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