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pavement

/peyv-muhnt/US // ˈpeɪv mənt //UK // (ˈpeɪvmənt) //

铺面,铺设,铺装,铺设路面

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a paved road, highway, etc.
    • : a paved surface, ground covering, or floor.
    • : a material used for paving.
    • : Atlantic States and British. sidewalk.

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Examples

  • Uneven pavement played havoc with plated dishes and craft cocktails.

  • Trudging along empty pavement to the nursing home where she works in Northeast Washington, she struggled to shake the feeling of being alone — and exposed.

  • The pavement is solid underfoot, the steps at 77 Mass Ave mere feet away, yet I can’t go inside, so the whole place feels like a dream.

  • Depending on how the surface is sealed, the cleaner could break down the oil in the pavement.

  • As you would expect, it was far superior than the van once we left the pavement.

  • Blood spatters on the pavement seem to confirm that he was moving toward Wilson when the instantly fatal shot was fired.

  • This year, however, Democratic dominance at pounding the pavement might finally be challenged.

  • Democrats have long dominated at pounding the pavement in the Hawkeye State.

  • “For some unknown reason, the vehicle traveled off the pavement at a gradual angle,” the troopers wrote.

  • Buzzfeed assures me that deadbeats camped out on the pavement in big cities are hipsters.

  • After that he lit a cigarette and smoked feverishly, walking up and down the pavement.

  • One day, on Ludgate hill, a porter passing him was nearly pushed off the pavement by an unintentional motion of the doctor.

  • There were many knots of men under the broad roof over the pavement, but in spite of the ubiquitous saloon no drunkenness.

  • Why must I and my child walk on this hot pavement, while they repose on velvet cushions and revel in all luxury?

  • The pavement is of rough cobble-stones, and swarms of dogs and children crowded the way everywhere.