/bəʊd/🄰 vi.
<正式>为…的兆头；预示；预兆
to bode well (be a good omen)是好兆头；是吉兆
Grace had dried her eyes. That boded well.格雷丝已经擦干了眼泪。这是个好兆头。
This does not bode well.这不是个好兆头。
to bode well for sth
(be a good omen for)对某事是好兆头
This does not bode well for his chances against the champion.这预示他战胜冠军的可能性十分渺茫。
to bode ill for sth对某事是凶兆
The way the bill was passed bodes ill for democracy.这个法案通过的方式对民主制来说是个坏兆头。
🄱 vt.
<古>(predict)预言；预告