bode

1. V-I 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. 爲…的預兆[正式]

She says the way the bill was passed bodes ill for democracy. 她說議案通過的方式預示民主的惡運。

2. V bide的過去式→the past tense of bide