用石或砖铺(路) (cover(a road，etc)with flat pieces of stone，etc)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep (with)]：He wanted to dig up the lawn and～the garden instead. 他想把花园的草坪起了，铺上砖。The dirt road will be～d next week.下星期那条土路要铺路面。～a path with bricks/asphalt 用砖/沥青铺路;

pave the way(for sb/sth) 为……创造条件(作准备)：The scientific discoveries of the eighteenth century～d the way for the Industrial Revolution in Britain. 18世纪的科学发现为英国工业革命创造了条件。

→′paving n 铺砌(装);′pavement n 路面;人行道