clear the way for

基本解释

You have to clear the way for action to occur.
你必须明确在情况发生时该采取何种行动。
The departures clear the way for Mr. Toyoda's planned makeover of the world's biggest auto maker.
他们的离职为丰田章男按计划改造这家世界最大汽车公司铺平了道路。
That could clear the way for an election in the spring –before taxpayers start to feel the full effects of the tax rises and spendingcuts imposed in recent months.
这可以帮助执政联盟在纳税人感觉到近几个月的增税和削减开支带来的影响前给明年春天的选举扫清道路。

And on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a deal between Democrats and Republicans to clear the way for final approval.
Authorities hope that enacting the reforms, which will clear the way for parliamentary and presidential elections, will give the government more legitimacy.
The agreement would clear the way for a substantial increase of American sales of sophisticated military equipment to India, whose top suppliers are Russia and Israel.

To clear the way for a cabinet reshuffle, other ministers offered their resignations on October 19th.
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