paves

英 [peɪvz]

美 [peɪvz]

v.  (用砖石)铺(地)
pave的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 铺（路或地面）
  If a road or an area of groundhas been paved, it has been covered with flat blocks of stone or concrete, so that it is suitable for walking or driving on.
  1. The avenue had never been paved, and deep mud made it impassable in winter.
     这条大街从未铺过路面，冬天泥泞不堪，无法通行。
• PHRASE 为…铺平道路
  If one thingpaves the way foranother, it creates a situation in which it is possible or more likely that the other thing will happen.
  1. ...a new proposal intended to pave the way for the signing of a chemical weapons reduction agreement...
     旨在为签订削减化学武器协议铺平道路的一项新提议
  2. The discussions are aimed at paving the way for formal negotiations between the two countries.
     讨论旨在为两国进行正式谈判铺平道路。

双语例句

• The pull-out of the army paves the way for independence.
  军队的撤出为独立铺平了道路。
• The agreement paves the way for a lasting peace.
  该协议使永久的和平成为可能。
• This paves the way for the signing of a more detailed memorandum of understanding later this year that would allow Taiwan banks to set up branches in China, and vice versa.
  这为今年晚些时候双方签署一份更为详尽的谅解备忘录铺平了道路，该备忘录将让中国大陆和台湾的银行都能在对岸开设分行。
• The education in preschool period paves roads for kids developing good morality and sound mind.
  在幼儿阶段的教育是对孩子未来良好品德，健全思想的铺垫。
• The discovery paves the way for the future development of drugs to more effectively target, treat and possibly even prevent both inherited and non-inherited thyroid cancers.
  该发现为未来开发更加靶向的，甚至能治愈遗传性和非遗传性甲状腺癌的药物铺平了道路。
• The second method paves the way to success.
  第二种方法为成功铺平了道路。
• The FDIC took the more severe stance of deeming the plans not credible, which paves the way for potentially punitive action.
  联邦存款保险公司采取了比较严厉的立场，认为这些计划不可信，为潜在的惩罚行动做了铺垫。
• He boldly touches the quite sensitive living realm of his times in his works and, paves the way for the emergence and success of realistic literature.
  他描绘了美国西部边疆拓殖时期的状貌，大胆地触及他的时代相当敏感的生活领域，为现实主义文学的崛起与成功铺平了道路。
• The move paves the way for a vote by the full Senate in January.
  这为一月份参议院全体投票表决铺平了道路。
• This agreement paves the way for ( or: to) a lasting peace in the region.
  这项协议为本地区的持久和平铺平了道路。