| 单词 | augury |
| 释义 | augury (once / 4479 pages) n Is your team losing 15-0? Has your girlfriend just slapped your face? Dude, these are auguries — signs of how things are going to work out in the future. And these two examples don't look good. In fact, not every augury is an ill omen, as the common phrase "augurs well for the future" suggests, but more often than not, it seems, an augury is a sign that the future will be none too rosy. Auguries are signs of what's to come, and it's wise not to ignore them. WORD FAMILYaugury: auguries USAGE EXAMPLESWeeks before, our television critic referred to the event as “not an encouraging augury of the campaign to come.” New York Times(Sep 26, 2016) Still, for all this, the auguries are not good. The Guardian(Sep 11, 2016) But a month earlier, he offered a gentler message, quoting “Auguries of Innocence” by Romantic poet and religious visionary William Blake. Washington Post(Sep 06, 2016) n an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come he hoped it was an augury Syn|Hypo|Hyper foretoken, preindication, sign war cloud an ominous sign that war threatens omen, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognosticationa sign of something about to happen auspicea favorable omen forebodingan unfavorable omen death knellan omen of death or destruction experience an event as apprehended |
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