bode

英 [bəʊd]

美 [boʊd]

v.  预示(好事或坏事); 是…的兆头

第三人称单数：bodes　过去式：boded　复数：bodes　现在分词：boding　过去分词：boded　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19110 / COCA.15027

习惯用语

v.

bode well/ill (for sb/sth)
• （对某人 / 某事）是吉兆，是凶兆
  to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth
• These figures do not bode well for the company's future.
  这些数据对于公司的前景不是个好兆头。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预示（好事或坏事）；是…的兆头
  If somethingbodesill, it makes you think that something bad will happen in the future. If somethingbodeswell, it makes you think that something good will happen.
  1. She says the way the bill was passed bodes ill for democracy...
     她说，从该法案被通过的情形来看，民主的前景惨淡。
  2. Grace had dried her eyes. That boded well.
     格雷丝已擦干了眼泪，应该没事了。

英英释义

verb

• indicate by signs
  1. These signs bode bad news
  Synonym:portendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecastpredict

双语例句

• This, obviously, did not bode well for my nascent language project, but I forged ahead.
  这对我刚刚开始的语言计划，显然并不是什么好兆头，但我还是坚定地前进了。
• She says the way the bill was passed bodes ill for democracy
  她说，从该法案被通过的情形来看，民主的前景惨淡。
• The gloomy skies and the sulphurous odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
  阴暗的天空，矿泉中的硫黄味，这一切对这里的居民来说似乎预示着灾难降临。
• FDA will make the final call, but the vote against Genentech doesn't bode well.
  FDA将作出最后裁决，但投票反对基因泰克，并不是一个好兆头。
• It's a kind of animal-kingdom behavior, and does not bode well for your position's future.
  这是一种动物王国的行为。这对你将来的职业发展来说不是一个好兆头。
• Lower food prices could also bode well for the US economic outlook.
  粮食价格下降对于美国经济前景也是个好兆头。
• The forecasts bode well for an industry that is sensitive to credit market conditions and consumer demand.
  对一个易受信贷市场环境和消费需求影响的行业来说，这样的预测数字算得上是好兆头。
• That does not bode well for the second half of the year.
  这对下半年来说不是个好兆头。
• The fact that we haven't heard from him in all this time does not bode well.
  我们这段时间一直没有收到他的来信不是好兆头。
• His idle habits bode ill for his future.
  他那懒散的习惯预示着他不会有好的前途。