例句
英語六級真題
Critics point out that, by giving Google the right to commercially exploit its database, the settlement paves the way for a subtle shift in the company's role from provider of information to seller.
出自-2011年12月閱讀原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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VERB
鋪（路或地面）
If a road or an area of ground has been paved, it has been covered with flat blocks of stone or concrete, so that it is suitable for walking or driving on.
例句
The avenue had never been paved, and deep mud made it impassable in winter.
這條大街從未鋪過路面，冬天泥濘不堪，無法通行。
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PHRASE
為…鋪平道路
If one thing paves the way for another, it creates a situation in which it is possible or more likely that the other thing will happen.
例句
...a new proposal intended to pave the way for the signing of a chemical weapons reduction agreement...
旨在為簽訂削減化學武器協議鋪平道路的一項新提議
The discussions are aimed at paving the way for formal negotiations between the two countries.
討論旨在為兩國進行正式談判鋪平道路。