pave the way for something

1 POSSIBLEto make a later event or development possible by producing the right conditions 为某事物铺平道路；为某事物创造条件

The Supreme Court decision paved the way for further legislation on civil rights.

最高法院的这一判决为公民权利方面的进一步立法铺平了道路。

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pave the way for something• She would pave the way for a much more slender ideal: the flapper.• By paving the way for a national free market, absolutism fostered capitalism.• And this does, of course, pave the way for all manner of hilarious aircraft-undercarriage impressions at parties.• Their unique approach paved the way for an extraordinary leap into the deep earth.• They merely pave the way for an increasing proportion of those emissions to come from the burning of imported coal.• I pave the way for my people with product specialists, financial experts, the regional boys, whatever.• The Ports Act 1991 has paved the way for this privatisation of the Trust Ports by competitive tender.

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2 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。

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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.

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