"a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"
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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]
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。
V bide的过去式 → the past tense of bide
The night-hawk, wheeling about in the highest regions of the air, emitted his peevish, boding cry.
夜鹰一边在空中最高处盘旋，一边发出带着怒气的不祥叫声。
The results of the August primaries as well as recent polls have been boding ill for the FPV, which may be in for its worst-ever showing.
八月党内初选的结果以及最近的民调，对于FPV来说非常不利，可能也是历来最差的表现。
Whispers passed along, and a boding uneasiness took possession of every countenance.
大家窃窃私语，每个人的脸上都流露出一种不祥的焦虑。
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