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pave

verb
🔊/peɪv/
🔊/peɪv/
 [often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pave
🔊/peɪv/
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he / she / it paves
🔊/peɪvz/
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past simple paved
🔊/peɪvd/
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past participle paved
🔊/peɪvd/
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-ing form paving
🔊/ˈpeɪvɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpeɪvɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. pave something (with something) to cover a surface with large flat stones （用砖石）铺（地）
    • a paved area near the back door后门旁一块石板地
    Topics Buildingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPave is used with these nouns as the object:
    • road
    • way
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French paver ‘pave’.
Idioms
pave the way (for somebody/something)
  1. to create a situation in which somebody will be able to do something or something can happen（为…）铺平道路，创造条件
    • This decision paved the way for changes in employment rights for women.这项决议为修改妇女就业权利创造了条件。🔊🔊
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
  1. (saying) it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must actually do them黄泉路上徒有好意多；光说不练是不够的
the streets are paved with gold
  1. (saying) used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place（表示在某地挣钱容易）遍地都是黄金