pave

pave — verb

1. to put stone, brick, concrete, or a similar hard layer over open ground so peopl

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to put stone, brick, concrete, or a similar hard layer over open ground so people or vehicles can travel across it

例句

Workers paved the school yard with gray stones before winter.

pattern: pave [place] with [material]

The town paved a new path from the station to the park.

object: road, path, yard, or area

同義詞
  • surface

    broader and more technical; it can mean adding any top layer, not only paving ground

  • asphalt

    more specific, usually for covering a road with asphalt

  • flag

    chiefly British and specifically about laying flat stones

反義詞
  • unpave

    a literal reverse action, but much less common

  • dig up

    used when an existing paved surface is broken and removed

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

❌The city paved on the road with brick.
✅The city paved the road with brick.
💡pave takes the surface directly as its object; do not add 'on'.