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augur
- IPA[ˈɔːɡə]
英式
- (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome;portend or bode (a specified outcome)
- (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
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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.
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- IPA[ˈôɡər]
美式
- (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome: the end of the cold war seemed to augur well the return to the gold standard augured badly for industry
- (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behavior of ...
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