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

• The sunshine bodes well for our barbecue.
  明媚的阳光对我们的烤肉野餐是个吉兆。
• The debt-cutting trend is bad for retail sales in the short run but bodes well for the mid-1990's.
  减少欠债在短期内对零售商不利，但预示90年代中期将有好景。
• But the fact that individual countries are already taking this on bodes well for the future.
  个别国家现已开始行动，这对今后的工作是良好的兆头。
• China's manufacturing engine is sputtering, which bodes ill for other Asian exporters like Japan and South Korea.
  中国的制造业这一引擎正在溅出火花，这预示这亚洲其他国家如日本、韩国的出口面临困难。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• This bodes well for a professional and financial breakthrough.
  这个预示着一个事业上或者财务上的突破。
• 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。
• The victory of the Conservative candidates in the election bodes ill for the chances of reform.
  保守党候选人在大选中获胜对改革的可能性不是好兆头。