Word · Frequency #22392
augur
预示
核心释义
to foretell or be a sign of something in the future
- 1.
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
预言
用法In use
The dark clouds augur a coming storm.
用法提示：动词第三人称单数形式，表示“预示”。
The ancient priest augured the future from the flight of birds.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示“预言”。
The signs are auguring an economic recovery.
用法提示：动词现在分词形式，表示“预示”。
augur well/badly for sth
表示'对……是好/坏兆头'，常用于否定或消极语境。
The dark clouds augur badly for our picnic.
乌云预示我们的野餐不妙。
augur that
后接从句，表示‘预言……’的含义。
The ancient priests augured that the harvest would be plentiful.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- augur well
- 是好兆头；预示好结果
- The teacher's praise augurs well for her final grade.老师的表扬预示着她的期末成绩会很好。
- augur ill
- 是坏兆头；预示坏结果
- The empty streets augured ill for the restaurant's launch.空荡荡的街道预示着这家餐厅开业不会顺利。
- augur trouble
- 预示麻烦；是不祥之兆
- The sudden silence augured trouble for the peace talks.突然的沉默预示着和平谈判将遇上麻烦。
- augur the end of
- 预示…的结束
- The economic crisis augured the end of the old regime.这次经济危机预示着旧政权的终结。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音似“奥格”：想象一位叫奥格的预言师，从鸟的飞行轨迹中预示吉凶——augur 就是“预示”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作或演讲、新闻评论中评价事件前景 该义项通常用于正式或书面语境，常见搭配为 augur well/badly/ill for...，表示“预示……的（好/坏）结果”，口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'auger' rhymes with 'augur' (same pronunciation /ˈɒːɡə/). 'eager', 'tiger', 'sugar', and 'figure' share the final /ɡə/ but have different stressed vowels, so they are not rhymes.
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