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  1. augur

    • IPA[ˈɔːɡə]

    英式

    • v.
      (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome;portend or bode (a specified outcome)
    • n.
      (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.
    • verb: augur, 3rd person present: augurs, gerund or present participle: auguring, past tense: augured, past participle: augured

    • noun: augur, plural noun: augurs

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome the end of the cold war seemed to augur well
    • portend or bode (a specified outcome) they feared that these happenings augured a neo-Nazi revival
    • foresee or predict.

    名詞

    • 1. (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.