augur
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++au·gur /ˈɔːɡə $ ˈɒːɡər/ verb augur well/badly/ill SUCCESSFUL formal to be a sign that something will be successful or unsuccessful 主吉/主凶 SYN bode Today’s announcement of 300 redundancies does not augur well for the local economy. 今天宣布裁员300人对当地经济来说不是个好兆头。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
augur• Metz augured in right behind him, breaking an ankle.• He pledged that his administration would defend the principle of states' rights, which augured poorly for civil rights enforcement.• It hardly augurs well - especially as none of them have won an international in Paris.• This augurs well for the future and should be reflected in some good team gala results this coming season.• This augurs well for the future and underlines the truth that music as a universal language is an important resource for ecumenism.• That, at least, augured well.Origin augur (1500-1600) augur “person who tells the future” ((14-21 centuries)), from Latinau·gur verbChineseSyllable
sign will that a be successful to be something Corpus
augur
au‧gur /ˈɔːɡə $ ˈɒːɡər/
verb
SYN bode:
Today’s announcement of 300 redundancies does not augur well for the local economy.
au‧gur /ˈɔːɡə $ ˈɒːɡər/
verb Date: 1500-1600
Origin: augur 'person who tells the future' (14-21 centuries), from Latin
augur well/badly/ill formal to be a sign that something will be successful or unsuccessful Origin: augur 'person who tells the future' (14-21 centuries), from Latin
SYN bode: