bode
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1 [Dn.n no passive 不用於被动语态]
(fml or dated 文或旧) be a sign of (sth coming) 预示
This bodes us no good. 这对我们不是吉兆.
2 (idm 习语) bode `well/`ill (for sb/sth) be a good/bad sign (for sb/sth) (对某人[某事物])预示吉[凶]
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.
I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.