pave
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verb with object
cover (a piece of ground) with concrete, asphalt, stones, or bricks; lay paving over: (地面が)コンクリート、アスファルト、石、レンガで覆われている; ~の上を舗装材を置く
〖通例be ～d〗 〈道路などが〉 【アスファルト･コンクリートなどで】舗装されている, 敷きつめられている «with»
e.g. the yard at the front was paved with flagstones: 正面の庭は敷石で舗装されていた。
e.g. (as adjective paved) : chrysanthemums provide a cheerful border for the paved area.: 菊は舗装されたエリアの気持ちのよい境界を提供する。
e.g. a road freshly paved with asphalt : 舗装したての道路
PHRASES
pave the way for
create the circumstances to enable (something) to happen or be done:
e.g. the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem.
the streets are paved with gold
used to suggest that it is easy to become rich and successful in a particular place:
e.g. few people now imagine that the streets of New York, Paris, or London are paved with gold.
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French paver ‘pave’.