auspicate something
They auspicated the new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
他们以剪彩仪式为新建大楼讨吉利地开工。
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auspicates — third person singular of auspicate
预示；预兆；预示；预兆。；使开端良好；开创；就职。；以讨吉利的仪式着手做
To inaugurate; to make a favorable beginning for.
预示；预兆。
To foreshow; to foretoken.
使开端良好；开创；就职。
To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
一般现在时
They auspicate the new year with a traditional ritual.
他们用传统仪式开始新年以求吉利。
past
The team auspicated the project with a blessing ceremony.
团队用祈福仪式开始了这个项目以求好运。
现在进行时
The community is auspicating the festival with great enthusiasm.
社区正满怀热情地以讨吉利的仪式开始节日。
规则动词，过去式与过去分词加-ed。
The village elder auspicated the harvest festival by offering prayers to the gods.
村里长者通过向神灵祈祷，讨吉利地开始了丰收节。
用法提示：auspicated 为过去式，表示过去某个具体仪式性开始的动作。
Every new venture is auspicated with a small ceremony to ensure good fortune.
每个新事业都以一个小仪式讨吉利地开始，以确保好运。
用法提示：auspicates 的被动形式 is auspicated，表示一般现在时中习惯性的做法。
The team is auspicating the project launch by ringing a ceremonial bell.
团队正在敲响仪式钟声，讨吉利地开始项目启动。
用法提示：auspicating 为现在分词，与 is 构成现在进行时，表示正在进行的仪式性开始。
They auspicated the new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
他们以剪彩仪式为新建大楼讨吉利地开工。
The company auspicated its expansion with a series of lucky charms.
公司用一系列吉祥物为其扩张讨吉利地启动。
They auspicated by releasing doves into the air.
他们以放飞鸽子这一讨吉利的仪式开始。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need an auspicate to start the project.
正确表达We need to auspicate the project.
错误将动词“auspicate”当作名词使用，应使用不定式结构表示目的。
grammar · medium
易错句子He auspicate the ceremony yesterday.
正确表达He auspicated the ceremony yesterday.
“auspicate”是规则动词，过去式应加-ed，不可省略。
inaugurate指正式且有仪式的开始，强调公开性；auspicate指用吉利的仪式开始，更强调祈福性质
initiate泛指开始某个行动或过程，不强调仪式；auspicate特指以祈求好运的仪式开始
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