Definition
铺设 means to lay out or install something systematically over an area — typically used for infrastructure like railway tracks, pipelines, cables, or roads. The English equivalents 'lay', 'arrange', and 'build' each capture part of the meaning, but 铺设 emphasizes the careful, planned placement of a continuous structure. You'll see it in construction and engineering contexts.
v.
to lay (tracks, pipes, cables)to install (a network or system)
Examples
- 铺设。Gōngrénmen zhèngzài pū shè xīn de tiělù guǐdào.The workers are laying new railway tracks.
- 铺设。Zhè tiáo hǎidǐ guānglǎn pū shè le zhěngzhěng liǎng nián.This submarine fiber-optic cable took a full two years to lay.
- 铺设。Chéngshì dìxià guǎnwǎng de pū shè xūyào jīngmì guīhuà.Laying the urban underground pipeline network requires precise planning.
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