单词 | pave |
释义 | pave /payv/, v.t., paved, paving. 1. to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface. 2. pave the way to or for, to prepare for and facilitate the entrance of; lead up to: His analysis of the college market paved the way for their entry into textbook publishing. n. 3. Southern Louisiana. a paved road. [1275-1325; ME paven < MF paver < VL *pavare, for L pavire to beat, ram, tread down] |
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