augur
augur
[ˈɔːgə]
verb
augural
[ˈɔːgjʊ(ə)r(ə)l]
adjective
[ˈɔːgə]
verb
- [no obj.](augur well/badly/ill)(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome
（通过事件或现象）预示；预兆
the end of the cold war seemed to augur well.
冷战的结束似乎预示好兆头。
■[with obj.]portend or bode (a specified outcome)
预示（某种结果）
they feared that these happenings augured a neo-Nazi revival.
他们害怕这些事件预示着新纳粹的复活。
■[with obj.](archaic)foresee or predict
(古)预测；预告
- (historical)(in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action
(史)（古罗马时期观察鸟类活动等自然现象来占卜行动可否的）占卜官
augural
[ˈɔːgjʊ(ə)r(ə)l]
adjective
- (archaic)
(古)
- late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, diviner'
- The spellings augur (a verb meaning ‘portend a good or bad outcome’, as in this augurs well and auger (a type of tool used for boring) are sometimes confused, but the two words are quite different in both their present meaning and their origins
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