bode

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bode /bəʊd $ boʊd/ verb  1. x-refthe past tense of bide bide的过去式2  bode well/ill (for somebody/something) SHOW/BE A SIGN OFto be a good or bad sign for the future （对某人/某事）是吉兆/凶兆 SYN augur The opinion polls do not bode well for the Democrats. 民意调查的结果对于民主党不是个好兆头。

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bode• It never bodes good when she looks like that; she's using the girl as a stalking horse.• For a couple to be arguing so early in their relationship did not bode well for the future.• Unsurprisingly, refugees often fell into a torpid dependency, which did not bode well for the future.• Yet, conservation biologists have begun to wonder if these long-hoped-for changes bode well for the land.• Even if they are fictional characters, it doesn't bode well for the poor things.• Those numbers bode well for the Raiders.• The evening had, on reflection, never boded well.• Word on the street is that Sub Pop refused the new Friends' second album, which may not bode well.Origin bode Old English bodian

bode verbChinese  

the bide past Corpus of tense

bode
bode /bəʊd $ boʊd/ verb1. the past tense of bide
2. bode well/ill (for somebody/something) to be a good or bad sign for the future
   SYN  augur:
    The opinion polls do not bode well for the Democrats.

bodeBrE /bəʊd/ 🔊NAmE /boʊd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bode BrE /bəʊd/ 🔊 NAmE /boʊd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it bodes BrE /bəʊdz/ 🔊 NAmE /boʊdz/ 🔊past simple boded BrE /ˈbəʊdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈboʊdɪd/ 🔊past participle boded BrE /ˈbəʊdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈboʊdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form boding BrE /ˈbəʊdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈboʊdɪŋ/ 🔊●bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth)(formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth （对某人／某事）是吉兆，是凶兆 SYN augur ◆These figures do not bode well for the company's future. 这些数据对于公司的前景不是个好兆头。🔊🔊