augur well/badly for sth
The economic indicators augur well for the future.
经济指标预示着未来前景良好。
占卜官
A person who predicts future events by interpreting omens, especially from the behavior of birds or other signs.
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
The ancient Romans consulted an augur before making important decisions.
古罗马人在做重要决定前会咨询占卜官。
用法提示：此句中 augur 为可数名词，指古罗马负责解读预兆的宗教官员。
As an augur, he interpreted the flight patterns of birds to predict the future.
作为占卜官，他通过解读鸟类的飞行模式来预测未来。
用法提示：augur 在此处为名词，表示其职业身份。
The augur's prophecy influenced the general's battle strategy.
占卜官的预言影响了将军的作战策略。
用法提示：augur 以所有格形式出现，仍为名词，强调其预言的影响力。
The economic indicators augur well for the future.
经济指标预示着未来前景良好。
常用于正式或文学语境
The ancient priest augured that the harvest would be plentiful.
古代祭司预言收成会很丰盛。
The initial results augur badly for the project.
初步结果预示该项目前景不妙。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dark clouds augur of rain.
正确表达The dark clouds augur rain.
英文中，augur作动词是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词of。中文学习者受“预示”的搭配影响，容易误加介词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He used an augur to drill a hole.
正确表达He used an auger to drill a hole.
augur（占卜官/预言）与auger（螺旋钻）发音相似但意义不同，学习者容易混淆。
发音相近但词义完全不同：auger 是钻头工具，augur 是占卜官。
拼写相似但发音和词义不同：august（形容词）意为威严的，augur（名词）是占卜官。
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