| 单词 | clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something) |
| 释义 | clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something)clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something) to make it possible for something to happen or develop later (为某事物)扫清道路/铺平道路/开辟道路/创造条件等 a study that paved the way for further research 为进一步研究创造了条件的一项调查 The Queen’s death opened the way for him to return. 女王的去世为他的回归铺平了道路。 Examples from the Corpus clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something)• Such developments are paving the way to rapprochement between conventional and complementary medicine.• He gave as an example some of the early work in genetics which has paved the way for biotechnological developments.• Was he paving the way for another referendum?• Earlier legislation paved the way by limiting the use of custody as a penalty for offenders under the age of twenty-one.• He believes the Government has missed the opportunity to pave the way for badly needed investment.• When Ken wants to give his girlfriend a kiss he first calls in a construction team to clear the way.• She would pave the way for a much more slender ideal: the flapper. → clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something) at way1(8) |
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