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单词 pavement
释义
pavement
(pvmənt )
Word forms: pavements
1. countable noun B1
A pavement is a path with a hard surface, usually by the side of a road. [British]
He was hurrying along the pavement.
regional note:   in AM, use sidewalk
Synonyms: sidewalk [US, Canadian], footpath [Australian, New Zealand]  
2. countable noun
The pavement is the hard surface of a road. [US]
Image of pavement
Collocations:
concrete pavement
It doesn't matter if it's a scruffy corner of your garden or even a clump of grass forcing its way through a concrete pavement.
The Sun
The service road will be tarmac, lined with precast concrete kerbs, separating the road from the concrete pavement for pedestrians.
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A typical concrete pavement may be ground up to three times and still add traffic carrying capacity.
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This permits the use of thinner pavements and should result in longer concrete pavement life.
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Its concrete pavement, which was diamond-ground in the late 1990s, made the pavement quite slick in wet weather.
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narrow pavement
The narrow pavement, which could accommodate a maximum of 12,000 per day, was transformed into an enormous plaza which could hold in excess of 400,000.
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Wedged onto narrow pavements along its edge, the crowd shouted defiance as a police loudhailer warned them to leave.
Times, Sunday Times
Prams should be not ridden two abreast on narrow pavements and must be folded on buses.
Times, Sunday Times
The narrow pavements are crowded with foreign fighters as well as local combatants and dead bodies.
Times, Sunday Times
The street was flanked by narrow pavements for the public.
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street pavement
The grid's inherent high street and intersection frequencies produce large areas of impermeable surfaces in the street pavement and the sidewalks.
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Street pavement began in the 1930s and both brick and concrete sidewalks were added.
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Street pavement was introduced in 1860 and street lighting started in 1875.
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During his term, he applied innovation in public services in order to improve the city deficient services (waste collection, water supply, municipal taxes registration system, street cleaning, street pavement).
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Awful to watch them withering outside restaurants, in courtyards and atriums and along street pavements.
Times, Sunday Times
strike the pavement
He was seen striking the pavement before being carried away without a pulse and bleeding from the head by paramedics.
The Sun
The office has no windows, but when the lightning bolt struck the pavement outside it passed inside through wiring in the garage.
Times, Sunday Times
With the new wing design, the tail section had to be canted up 3, and the ventral fins removed, to prevent them from striking the pavement during takeoff and landing.
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uneven pavement
By 2010, the road deck of the bridge had become riddled with potholes and uneven pavement.
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Among the contributing factors were the uneven pavement of the runway and marginal weather at time of the landing.
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They employ a tripping system to allow them to pass over obstructions such as uneven pavement or raised manhole covers.
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Traffic jams were frequent (narrow medieval streets could not cope with the upsurge in horse-drawn traffic in the early modern period), uneven pavements a constant danger.
Times, Sunday Times
wet pavement
I stand dripping next to my sedan, grinning madly, while sorting out soggy gear on the hot, wet pavement.
Globe and Mail
Better to write a cheque for 16.99, tear it into small pieces, scatter same on a wet pavement and watch the wind make a picture with your money.
Times, Sunday Times
Ground loops may occur when landing on muddy ground, wet pavement, or frozen surfaces, especially if there are puddles or patches.
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It will provide sharp, smooth and clean resistance effects on dry pavement, less resistance on wet pavement, and almost none on snow and ice.
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The contributing factors for viscous hydroplaning are a damp or wet pavement, medium to high speed, poor pavement texture, and worn tire tread.
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wide pavement
We then turn on to a wide pavement trodden by few pedestrians and remain on that until we arrive.
Times, Sunday Times
Then the lorry sped up and drove at the crowd, mounting a wide pavement thick with people.
Times, Sunday Times
Now they find themselves on an attractive promenade where bars and restaurants spill onto wide pavements.
Times, Sunday Times
The council said that it was trying to place the bins on double yellow lines or on wide pavements, but admitted that some parking spaces had been lost.
Times, Sunday Times
The wide pavements have cycle paths and are dotted with cafe tables.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 人行道
Japanese: 歩道
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