2.(serve as material)作铺设…之用
Bricks paved the causeway.堤道用砖铺设而成。
3.(cover)覆盖
4.to pave the way for sth
(enable)为…铺平道路；为…做好准备
The discussions are aimed at paving the way for formal negotiations between the two countries.探讨的目的在于为两国的正式协商铺平道路。
His work paved the way for Denis Burkitt's theories.他的工作是丹尼斯•伯基特理论的奠基石。