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 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。
• Trends that augur change in society.
  这些趋势预示着社会变革。
• Rising job losses, a weak housing market and tighter credit availability augur badly for newspapers 'remaining classified advertising revenues.
  失业人数上升、住房市场疲软和信用可得性收紧，都预示着各报社剩余的分类广告收入前景堪忧。
• 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 from all circumstances a prosperous result. good eating habits prevent one from getting arteriosclerosis.
  从各种情形来看，我预测有良好的结果。良好的饮食习惯可以预防动脉硬化。
• But even for a cricket-mad nation such as India, the delay in starting his job smacked of indifference that does not augur well for the country's science.
  但是即便对于印度这种为板球而疯狂的国家，在着手工作方面的怠慢击出的漠不关心对于这个国家的科学可不是一个好兆头。
• Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.
  已经有问题了，这不是好兆头。
• Republican pickups in the Senate, and their takeover of the house, would seem to augur brightened prospects.
  不过，眼下共和党人在参议院实力上升，加之不久前他们拿下了众议院，这预示着这个议案的前景乐观。
• Does this unfortunate news augur war in the near future?
  这个不幸消息预示最近的将来会发生战争吗？
• There could be a surprise agreement to rebalance currencies at the Group of 20 this spring, although the failure of its November summit does not augur well.
  20国集团（G20）可能会在今年春季的峰会上，出人意料地就恢复汇率平衡达成协议，尽管去年11月首尔峰会的失败可算不上什么吉兆。