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

• Analysts have said the trend bodes ill for Japan's labor market in the long term because it would lead to a shortage of skilled workers.
  分析人士认为，从长远看，这一趋势对日本的劳动力市场是不详之兆，因为这会造成熟练工人的短缺。
• This is good news and bodes well for the future of products with the Hydra chip on them.
  这是一个好消息，预示了与他们将来的九头蛇芯片产品。
• 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。
• That will crowd out productive investment and bodes ill for inflation.
  这将排挤生产性投资，并带来通胀恶兆。
• The news bodes evil days for him.
  这个消息对他是不祥之兆。
• 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。
• 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 the failure of the programme.
  这是那项计划有凶兆。
• That bodes well [ ill] for his future.
  那预示他前途光明[暗淡]。
• The crow's cry bodes rain.
  乌鸦啼预示要下雨。