| 释义 |
bode well for (someone or something) bode well for (someone or something)To seem indicative of a favorable outcome. This phrase is often used in the negative to suggest the opposite. Sunny weather bodes well for our flight leaving on time. Being late to a job interview does not bode well for you getting hired.See also: bode, wellbode somehow for someone or somethingto foretell or portend fortune or misfortune for someone or something. (Typically with ill or well.) Things do not bode well for the stock market. Things do not bode well for your future at this job.See also: bode, somehowbode ˈwell/ˈill (for somebody/something) (formal) be a good/bad sign for somebody/something: These figures do not bode well for the company’s future.See also: bode, ill, well |