单词 | bode |
释义 | bodebode /bəʊd $ boʊd/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINbode ExamplesOrigin: 2 Old English bodianEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto show that something is going to happen► mean Collocations to be a sign that something is very likely to happen: · Dark clouds usually mean rain.mean (that): · High interest rates and high inflation mean a recession is not far away.· His new responsibilities at work mean Leroy will rarely see his children.take something to mean (that) (=believe that something is a sign of something): · Stein took off his glasses and rested his head on the back of the chair. I took this to mean that he wasn't going to say any more. ► spell if a situation or action spells trouble, problems etc, it makes you expect that something bad will happen, because there are clear signs that it will: · No one thinks this could spell the closure of the firm, but things could be better.· Out-of-town retail developments often spell the death of independent high street shops. ► bode well/ill formal to be a sign that something good or bad is likely to happen in the future: · Gandalf's late arrival did not bode well.bode well/ill for: · The drop in profits bodes ill for Japan's semiconductor industry.· The high early viewing figures bode well for writers Lane and Harvey, who hope to achieve network success. ► herald to be a sign that something is going to happen soon, especially something important - used especially in literature or newspapers: · In February, the first storks arrive, heralding spring.· What changes do the attacks herald for everyday life in the US?· His prosecution perhaps heralds an end to the systematic corruption that has stained this government's reputation.herald something as: · Taxol has been heralded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► well Phrases· Somehow, it bodes well for the couture.· Unsurprisingly, refugees often fell into a torpid dependency, which did not bode well for the future.· Dinner doesn't bode well for the food-loving gentleman entering the kitchen without a decent set of knives.· Word on the street is that Sub Pop refused the new Friends' second album, which may not bode well.· It boded well for the night.· Those numbers bode well for the Raiders.· It all seems to bode well for 1993 which, John Bennett reckons, should be better than 1992.· That would not bode well for public access. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► bode well/ill (for somebody/something) 1the past tense of bide2bode 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.
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