- 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
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1. a paved area near the back door
后门旁一块石板地
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2. This decision paved the way for changes .
这项决议为改变创造了条件。
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3. These bircks are to pave the courtyard.
这些砖要用来铺院子。
- 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.
pave / peɪv ; NAmE peɪv / verb [often passive ] pavesth (with sth) to cover a surface with flat stones or bricks （用砖石）铺（地） ◆ a paved area near the back door 后门旁一块石板地 IDIOM ˌpave the ˈway (for sb/sth) to create a situation in which sb will be able to do sth or sth can happen （为…）铺平道路，创造条件 ◆ This decision paved the way for changes in employment rights for women. 这项决议为修改妇女就业权利创造了条件。 ☞more at road , street n. pave paves paved paving pave / peɪv ; NAmE peɪv /
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