英语词汇“pave”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINpave

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French paver, from Latin pavire ‘to hit, press down with the foot’

VERB TABLE

pave

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pave
	he, she, it	paves
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	paved
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have paved
	he, she, it	has paved
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had paved
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pave
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have paved

Continuous Form
Present	I	am paving
	he, she, it	is paving
	you, we, they	are paving
Past	I, he, she, it	was paving
	you, we, they	were paving
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been paving
	he, she, it	has been paving
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been paving
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be paving
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been paving

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The road through the valley was only paved last year.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

If both you and the other person can find something to laugh about together it paves the way for a harmonious transaction.
Not only were the streets impeccably paved, clean and lined with inviting shops, they were flanked by bike lanes.
The Ports Act 1991 has paved the way for this privatisation of the Trust Ports by competitive tender.
They merely pave the way for an increasing proportion of those emissions to come from the burning of imported coal.
Two thousand sick and injured soldiers were laid like paving stones in four miles of corridors.

Longman Language Activatorto make something possible► make something possible

· We are grateful to everyone who made this event possible.make it possible for somebody to do something · Satellite broadcasting made it possible for people all over the world to watch the 1960 Olympic Games.

► allow/enable

especially written to make it possible for someone to do something that they want to do: allow/enable somebody to do something: · The Internet allows people to send messages all over the world.· The sports school has enabled 10,000 youngsters to receive free tuition in a wide range of sports.

► permit

formal to make it possible for something to happen or for someone to do something: · I would like to go into this argument in some detail, but time does not permit it.permit somebody to do something: · Unit pricing is a system that permits the customer to compare the costs of products.weather/ time etc permitting (=if the weather, time etc makes it possible): · In summer, meals are eaten in the garden, weather permitting.

► pave the way for

to make it possible for something to happen by producing the right conditions for it: · Galileo's achievements in physical science paved the way for Newton's discoveries.· In 1930's Germany, the depression helped Hitler rise to power, paving the way for the Second World War.

► clear the way for

to make it possible for something to happen by removing difficulties that existed before: · The removal of trade restrictions cleared the way for a rapid development of East-West relations.· a vote that cleared the way for the ordination of women priests

to provide the necessary conditions for something to happen► set the scene

if an action or event sets the scene for another event, it provides the conditions in which that event can take place: set the scene for: · The negotiations in Geneva have set the scene for a possible agreement later in the year.· Recent events have set the scene for a potentially violent confrontation between the demonstrators and the army.

► pave the way

to provide the conditions that will make something much easier to achieve in the future: pave the way for: · These experiments may pave the way for a vaccine against some forms of cancer.· The Married Women's Property Act paved the way for further legislation on women's rights.

► lay the foundations

to provide the conditions that will make it possible for something successful to take place much later: lay the foundations for: · Long-term planning after the war laid the foundations for the nation's steady economic growth.lay the foundations of: · The two sides met in an attempt to lay the foundations of a future peace settlement.

WORD SETS► Construction

adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► over

· The 1770s house had become a boarding house and the eighteenth-century garden paved over as the city bus station.· Mission Valley was being paved over and a freeway would soon be open all the way to Los Angeles.· What they fear is inevitable growth and change: The paving over of the California of their past.· She should be declared a public nuisance and paved over for a parking lot.

NOUN► gold

· Here where the streets are not paved with gold, but with garbage.· Some had been told the streets were paved of gold.· They say it's paved with gold.· But for one weekend at least, the streets of Silverstone are paved with gold.

► road

· With time, the government grants a DeFacto recognition by installing running water, electricity, and by paving the roads.· Horsemen gallop along a paved road, slowing to offer tourists a trek to the Sphinx.· Recent models of Toyotas drive along paved roads instead of pot-holed mud tracks.· An autonomous land vehicle, for instance, would not be autonomous if it could only operate on paved roads.· Can you imagine driving 49 miles on a good, paved road in California and not seeing another car?· You need to pave the roads.· For Motijhil boasts paved roads, electricity, a proper drinking water supply and sewage.· There were few paved roads, and most of the roads were so narrow only one car could pass.

► street

· York, among many towns which have pedestrianised their centres, has paved many of its streets without adverse effect.· There are no paved streets, sewage, electricity or water services.· They pass a long, winding crack in the paved street he does re-member.· The streets were dismal, a far cry from the paved streets and brick sidewalks of Philadelphia.

► way

· The Ports Act 1991 has paved the way for this privatisation of the Trust Ports by competitive tender.· But the Black-Scholes model paved the way for wide use throughout the financial community.· And this does, of course, pave the way for all manner of hilarious aircraft-undercarriage impressions at parties.· These two studies paved the way for opening the doors of the premature nursery to parents.· The mouse is exceptionally good and paves the way for its use in future game titles.· It may have paved the way for the 1992 election of Democrat Bill Clinton.· Whitehall appeared earlier to pave the way for the change by softening its line on public spending.· The recommendations at the end of this chapter may help parents pave the way.

VERB► help

· The recommendations at the end of this chapter may help parents pave the way.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► pave the way for something

And this does, of course, pave the way for all manner of hilarious aircraft-undercarriage impressions at parties.
By paving the way for a national free market, absolutism fostered capitalism.
I pave the way for my people with product specialists, financial experts, the regional boys, whatever.
She would pave the way for a much more slender ideal: the flapper.
The Ports Act 1991 has paved the way for this privatisation of the Trust Ports by competitive tender.
Their unique approach paved the way for an extraordinary leap into the deep earth.
They merely pave the way for an increasing proportion of those emissions to come from the burning of imported coal.

► the streets are paved with goldPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something)

Earlier legislation paved the way by limiting the use of custody as a penalty for offenders under the age of twenty-one.
He believes the Government has missed the opportunity to pave the way for badly needed investment.
He gave as an example some of the early work in genetics which has paved the way for biotechnological developments.
She would pave the way for a much more slender ideal: the flapper.
Such developments are paving the way to rapprochement between conventional and complementary medicine.
Was he paving the way for another referendum?
When Ken wants to give his girlfriend a kiss he first calls in a construction team to clear the way.