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 *pau- "to cut, strike, stamp" (cognates: Latin putare "to prune;" Greek paiein "to strike;" Lithuanian piauju "to cut," piuklas "saw"). Related: Paved; paving. The figurative sense of "make smooth" (as in pave the way) is attested from 1580s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The town council decided to pave the square before the Hall.
市議會(huì)決定把市政廳前的廣場(chǎng)鋪上石板.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. I believe this treaty will pave the way to peace in Europe.
我相信這個(gè)條約將為歐洲的和平鋪平道路.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. The mushroom development of technology will pave the way for improving our economy.
科學(xué)技術(shù)的迅猛發(fā)展將為我們改善經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況鋪平道路.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. I do hope the treaty will pave the way to peace in the Middle East.
我真希望這個(gè)條約將為中東的和平鋪平道路.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. Their economic policy pave the way for industrial expansion.