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crazy paving

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌcrazy ˈpaving noun [uncountable] British English  DLGpieces of stone of different shapes fitted together to make a path or flat area 〔用形状不规则的石块拼铺的〕碎石路面[地面]
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crazy pavingCrazy choice Where is the best place to buy crazy paving and how is it laid?From there the long straight pathway of decorative crazy paving led past the houses to a matching gate at the far end.Outside in a triumph of properly-laid crazy paving pathways and terraces, to give several levels.Mrs Maugham did not like crazy paving, because the stones worked loose, and she wanted it done in asphalt.Similar in construction to ordinary paving, the popular crazy paving path or drive suffers the same problems.The tension of the wire will secure the hooks against the crazy paving permanently.The crazy paving slabs came up easily enough.The worn crazy paving provides a soft and very unobtrusive backdrop.
ˌcrazy ˈpaving nounChineseSyllable
pieces Corpus of together shapes to make fitted different of stone


crazy paving
ˌcrazy ˈpaving noun [uncountable] British English
pieces of stone of different shapes fitted together to make a path or flat area


crazy pavingBrE /ˌkreɪzi ˈpeɪvɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkreɪzi ˈpeɪvɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (BrE) pieces of stone of different shapes and sizes, fitted together on the ground to make a path or patio (用不规则形状的石块拼成的)错铺地面