pave
pave — 動詞
- pavepresent simple I / you / we / they
- paveshe / she / it
- pavedpast simple
- paving-ing form
1. to put stone, brick, concrete, or a similar hard layer over open ground so peopl
鋪路；鋪設
在地面鋪上硬質表層
to put stone, brick, concrete, or a similar hard layer over open ground so people or vehicles can travel across it
Workers paved the school yard with gray stones before winter.
工人們在冬天前用灰色石塊鋪設學校的院子。
pattern: pave [place] with [material]
The town paved a new path from the station to the park.
鎮上鋪了一條從車站通往公園的新步道。
object: road, path, yard, or area
Crews paved the muddy road outside our village after the flood.
洪水過後，工人隊把村外那條泥路鋪好了。
The hotel paved its garden walk with small red bricks.
那家旅館用小紅磚鋪了花園步道。
By June, the parking area was paved and ready for buses.
到了六月，停車區已鋪好，可以讓巴士進出了。
often passive: be paved
- pave a road
- pave a path
- pave the yard
- pave with stone
- pave with brick
文法句型
pave something with stone, brick, or concrete
pave a road, path, yard, or area
be paved with stone or brick
用法筆記
Object is usually a road, path, yard, or other outdoor surface. A with-phrase often names the material, and the passive is common when the finished surface matters more than the workers.
常見錯誤
To make it possible for someone to do something or for something to happen.
為…鋪路
Her research paved the way for new cancer treatments.
Did the new law pave the way for better public transport?
Good intentions alone are not enough; you must take action to achieve good results.
通往地獄之路由善意鋪成
He planned to volunteer but never did—the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Remember, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, so start today.
Used to describe a place where it is very easy to become rich.
遍地黃金
Many immigrants believed that the streets of America were paved with gold.
Don't think the streets are paved with gold in every big city.