pavement

pavement — noun

1. the paved strip beside a street that people use when walking.

1.名詞B1
釋義

the paved strip beside a street that people use when walking.

例句

Ella waited on the pavement outside the bakery before sunrise.

pattern: on the pavement outside + place

A cyclist fell after his front wheel hit the high pavement edge.

collocation: pavement edge

同義詞
  • sidewalk

    the direct American English equivalent

  • footpath

    often means a walking path away from streets, for example in parks or fields

  • walkway

    a broader word for any built passage people walk along

文法句型

on the pavement

step off/onto the pavement

pavement outside + place

用法筆記

In British English, this is the usual word for the walking area beside a road. American English usually says sidewalk for this sense.

常見錯誤

❌We waited on the sidewalk outside the bank in London.
✅We waited on the pavement outside the bank in London.
💡in British English, pavement is the usual word for the walking area beside the road.

2. the hard top layer of a road after it has been laid for traffic.

2.名詞B2
釋義

the hard top layer of a road after it has been laid for traffic.

例句

Fresh black pavement shone after the road crew left.

collocation: fresh black pavement

The summer heat made the pavement soft under the truck tires.

同義詞
  • road surface

    a clear neutral phrase for the top layer vehicles move on

  • asphalt

    often names the material itself, not the whole surface in every case

  • roadway

    means the part of a road used by vehicles, so it is broader than pavement

文法句型

new pavement

lines on the pavement

cracks in the pavement

用法筆記

Usually discussed with roads, repairs, cracks, heat, or painted lines. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the place where people walk beside the road.

常見錯誤

❌The truck left marks in the pavement.
✅The truck left marks on the pavement.
💡tire marks are on the road surface, not inside it.