pave /peiv/ vt. 铺(路)，铺筑：a path paved with bricks 用砖头铺砌的小路 ［考句］Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets are paved with gold. 如今很多农村劳力涌向城市寻找工作，就好像城里的道路是用金子铺成的。pave the way (for) (为…)铺平道路：pave the way for conversation 为会谈铺平道路