bodes

英 [bəʊdz]

美 [boʊdz]

v.  预示(好事或坏事); 是…的兆头
bode的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• That bodes ill for Congress in the next general election in 2014.
  这预示着，在2014年的下一次国会选举中，国大党命运堪忧。
• This bodes ill for China's panel survivors who should otherwise benefit from their competitors going under.
  这对中国幸存的面板制造商来说不是什么好兆头。如果价格不跌，这些公司本可以因竞争对手的破产而受益。
• That bodes well [ ill] for his future.
  那预示他前途光明[暗淡]。
• That bodes badly for those battling growing copper theft.
  这对那些负责打击窃铜行为的伙计来说可不是好兆头。
• Fragility among domestic consumers, meanwhile bodes ill for the rest of the economy.
  与此同时，日本国内消费的低迷预示着该国其它经济领域也前景黯淡。
• Indeed, despite their errors, this attitude bodes well for the future, and is a heartening sign of a focus on human prosperity.
  他们的确有谬误，但他们的态度预示着一个更好的未来，他们对人类繁荣前景的关心也是一个鼓舞人心的标志。
• As such it bodes well, especially if other deals follow suit.
  这是一个好兆头尤其是，如果今后的交易都这样的话。
• A new report suggests that running with the in crowd in high school bodes well for future earnings potential.
  一项新报告显示，读高中时被人群簇拥的那些人气学生未来将能有不错的收入。
• The crow's cry bodes rain.
  乌鸦啼预示要下雨。
• The emergence of a more internationally-minded MBA applicant bodes well for overall applications in the years to come.
  更多具有国际化眼光的mba申请者出现，对未来数年的整体申请状况来说是个好兆头。