pave the way for
US /peɪv ðə weɪ fɔːr/
UK /peɪv ðə weɪ fɔːr/
1.
为...铺平道路, 为...创造条件
to create the conditions for something to happen or to make it easier for something to happen
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The invention of the printing press paved the way for the spread of knowledge.
印刷机的发明为知识的传播铺平了道路。
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Her early research paved the way for significant medical breakthroughs.
她的早期研究为重大的医学突破铺平了道路。