释义 |
bode I. \ˈbōd\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English boda; akin to Old High German boto messenger, Old Norse bothi, Old English bēodan to command, proclaim — more at bid archaic : messenger, herald II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English boden, from Old English bodian; akin to Old Norse botha to proclaim, presage; derivative from the root of Old English boda messenger; akin to Old English bēodan to proclaim, command — more at bid 1. a. archaic : to announce beforehand : foretell b. : to indicate by signs (as a future event) : be the omen of : portend, presage < her little face puckered up into an expression that boded tears — W.H.Hudson †1922 > < watched the weather very anxiously, for it boded snow — Mary Webb > 2. : to give promise of < this controversy … will bode ill for both of us — A.H.Lowe > Synonyms: see foretell III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bod, gebod; akin to Old High German gabot command, Old Norse both, Old English bēodan to command — more at bid 1. archaic : omen, foreshadowing 2. chiefly Scotland : bid, offer IV. past of bide |