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

• 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。
• 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？
• I augur ill of his success.
  我看他的成功有问题。
• 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。
• Trends that augur change in society.
  这些趋势预示着社会变革。
• 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。
• As Europe again teeters on the brink of disaster and the tepid US recovery lurches along, the growth slowdowns in China and India augur rough times ahead for the world economy.
  在欧洲再度濒临灾难边缘、美国经济复苏乏力的情况下，中国和印度增速放缓，令世界经济增长前景不容乐观。
• Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.
  已经有问题了，这不是好兆头。
• 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。
• 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。