augur

英 [ˈɔːɡə(r)]

美 [ˈɔːɡər]

v.  主(吉或凶); 是…的预兆
n.  （古罗马的）占兆官; 占卜师; 预言者

第三人称单数：augurs　现在分词：auguring　过去式：augured　过去分词：augured　

GRE

BNC.22392 / COCA.26617

牛津词典

verb

• 主（吉或凶）；是…的预兆
  to be a sign that sth will be successful or not successful in the future
  1. Conflicts among the various groups do not augur well for the future of the peace talks.
     各派之间的冲突对和平谈判不是一个好兆头。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 主（吉或凶）；预兆
  If somethingaugurswell or badlyfora person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly.
  1. The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change...
     本周新一轮的暴力事件预示着顺利平和的转变几乎不可能实现。
  2. Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.
     已经有问题了，这不是好兆头。

英英释义

noun

• (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
  Synonym:auspex

verb

• indicate by signs
  1. These signs bode bad news
  Synonym:bodeportendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowforetellprefigureforecastpredict
• predict from an omen

双语例句

• The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change
  本周新一轮的暴力事件预示着顺利平和的转变几乎不可能实现。
• These disagreements augur badly for next week's meeting.
  这些分歧对下周的会来说不是好兆头。
• In any fully developed economy this combination would augur an asset price bust or, at best, a spell of extreme volatility.
  在任何成熟的发达经济体，这一组合将预示着资产价格崩溃，即便往好了说也得出现一段时间的极度波动。
• But aggressive measures to cool the property market, for example, do not augur well for the construction sector.
  不过，举例来说，旨在给房地产市场降温的大力度举措，对建筑业不是好兆头。
• I augur ill of his success.
  我看他的成功有问题。
• What is less clear is why the flight of the flock is so often thought to augur much but then, some astrologers are also profitably employed.
  不太清楚的是，为什么人们往往认为这种扎堆会预测出很多东西但话说回来，一些星座学家都能找到收入丰厚的工作。
• The breastplate that the data that augur place uses basically is chelonian the bladebone with the ox.
  占卜所用的材料主要是龟的腹甲和牛的肩胛骨。
• Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.
  已经有问题了，这不是好兆头。
• The big question is whether these are passing trends, or augur more permanent change.
  关键问题是，上述现象究竟是一时的势态，还是预示着更为长久的变化。
• I augur from all circumstances a prosperous voyage.
  从各种情况推断，我预料航行将会顺利。