bode

1. VERB 预示（好事或坏事）；是…的兆头
   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.
   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。

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。
3. It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.
   进展很不顺利，对俄罗斯议会来说这可能是个坏兆头。
4. The gloomy skies and the sulphurous odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
   阴暗的天空，矿泉中的硫黄味，这一切对这里的居民来说似乎预示着灾难降临。
5. So it may not bode well with some members.
   因此，欧洲央行部分成员认为这可能不是一个好现象。
6. And the cost of ignoring it does not bode well for consumers or our national security.
   忽视这一点，无论是对我们的消费者，还是对美国国家安全都不是什么好消息。
7. It's a kind of animal-kingdom behavior, and does not bode well for your position's future.
   这是一种动物王国的行为。这对你将来的职业发展来说不是一个好兆头。
8. He says these technologies bode well for making people with diabetes healthier and making their lives easier.
   他说这些技术预示着糖尿病患者会过上一种更健康和轻松的生活。
9. This, obviously, did not bode well for my nascent language project, but I forged ahead.
   这对我刚刚开始的语言计划，显然并不是什么好兆头，但我还是坚定地前进了。
10. Thursday's results appear to bode well for Citigroup.
    周四的结果对花旗银行来说是个好兆头。
11. It is not yet clear what these changes will bode for the local community.
    这些变化会给当地居民带来什么现在还不清楚。
12. The fact that we haven't heard from him in all this time does not bode well.
    我们这段时间一直没有收到他的来信不是好兆头。
13. Neither scenario would bode well for a 2011 global financial recovery.
    对于2011年的全球经济复苏而言，上述两种情形都不是好兆头。
14. But the draft revisions to the law on guarding state secrets made public in June do not bode well.
    但6月份公布的《保守国家秘密法》修订草案并没有带来好的征兆。
15. That doesn't bode well for their next contest against the well-rested Houston Rockets.
    这并不是一个好兆头他们对休息良好的休斯敦火箭队下一个比赛。
16. The planets occupy orbits that are regularly spaced according to a pattern first noticed by bode.
    行星动行的轨道在空间的位置是有一定规则的，波特首先注意到了这种规律性。
17. The forecasts bode well for an industry that is sensitive to credit market conditions and consumer demand.
    对一个易受信贷市场环境和消费需求影响的行业来说，这样的预测数字算得上是好兆头。
18. This does not bode well for your tip, my friend.
    如果你是要小费，可不能故意这样啊，朋友。
19. FDA will make the final call, but the vote against Genentech doesn't bode well.
    FDA将作出最后裁决，但投票反对基因泰克，并不是一个好兆头。
20. Struggling small businesses do not bode well for a swift fall in the jobless rate either.
    苦苦挣扎的小企业也并非失业率迅速下降的吉兆。
21. Lower food prices could also bode well for the US economic outlook.
    粮食价格下降对于美国经济前景也是个好兆头。
22. And if he is the best defender for Milan, it doesnt bode well against Messi.
    如果他就是米兰最好的后卫，用他对付梅西可不是个好兆头。
23. American alpine skier Bode Miller, 32, is a four-time world champion and two-time overall World Cup champion.
    美国高山滑雪运动员博迪·米勒曾赢得过4次世界冠军和2次世界杯冠军。
24. That may bode well for the market.
    这对市场来说或许是好兆头。
25. That does not bode well for the second half of the year.
    这对下半年来说不是个好兆头。
26. His idle habits bode ill for his future.
    他那懒散的习惯预示着他不会有好的前途。
27. The bad trading figures do not bode well for the company's future.
    这些交易数额欠佳，预示公司前景不妙。
28. These signs bode bad news.
    这些信号预示着坏消息。
29. That seems to bode poorly for the prospect of a non-Chinese kickboard, but I get lucky again.
    看上去找一个非中国制造的踢水板的希望很渺茫，不过我又走运了。
30. This workplace of tomorrow might not bode well for the IT professional in terms of job security, though.
    报告称，就工作安全而言，未来的工作场所也许预示着IT专业人员不好的前景。

v.

bode well/ill (for sb/sth)

• （对某人 / 某事）是吉兆，是凶兆
  to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth
  1. 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。

verb

1. indicate by signs
   1. These signs bode bad news

   Synonym:    portendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecastpredict