Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense bodes, present participle boding, past tense, past participle boded
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. 预示(好事或坏事);是…的兆头 [formal]
She says the way the bill was passed bodes ill for democracy. [V adv + for]
她说,从该法案被通过的情形来看,民主的前景惨淡。
Grace had dried her eyes. That boded well. [VERB adv.]