pave

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vt. 铺设, 安排, 铺满, 为...铺路 [化] 铺设

发音

US /peɪv/

词形变化

paved paves 三单 paves pavest paveth paving paving 现在分词 paved 过去式 paved 过去分词

别名

pathe

教材释义与例句

动词

铺设；安排；作铺设之用

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To cover something with paving slabs.

    铺砌

  2. 2.

    To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.

    加拿大 美国
  3. 3.

    To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 2

coat surface

下位词 3

asphalt causeway cobble

相关短语

pave the way 铺平道路；铺路；为某事铺平道路 pave the road to hell pave the cowpath nuke and pave nymph of the pavé

词源

From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre (“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”).

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