bode /bəʊd/ ( boding, boded, bodes )

• 1. 

  V-I If something bodes ill, it makes you think that something bad will happen in the future. If something bodes well, it makes you think that something good will happen. 为…的预兆 [正式]

  例：

  She says the way the bill was passed bodes ill for democracy.

  她说议案通过的方式预示民主的恶运。

• 2. 

  V bide的过去式 → the past tense of bide