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augur

/aw-ger/US // ˈɔ gər //UK // (ˈɔːɡə) //

蛟龙出海,蛟龙号,蛟龙,蛟龙出没

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
    • : soothsayer; prophet.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate.
    • : to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken: Mounting sales augur a profitable year.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to conjecture from signs or omens; predict.
    • : to be a sign; bode: The movement of troops augurs ill for the peace of the area.

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Examples

  • And they augur badly for the overall effort, revealing the deep level of distrust the Turkish president harbors for the West.

  • This is a trend that does not augur well for a Paul candidacy.

  • The three elections were all about the same thing—hope for this new future the Obama coalition seemed to augur, or fear of it.

  • Though fraudulent inducement does not ordinarily augur well, it worked.

  • The pope's comment that he wouldn't 'judge' gay priests seemed to augur a new era of inclusiveness from the church.

  • The return of these men, if indeed they were responsible for the condition of the man upstairs, might augur further evil for him.

  • Here is a short-handled augur, to make a hole for the saw to go through.

  • The mode in which the title was acquired did not augur well for the justice or the morality which was to reign there.

  • This, however, proves a certain delicacy of feeling, and such traits lead me to augur all that is good.

  • I augur no good for him, said Madame Germeuil, who breathed more freely since the face had withdrawn from the gate.