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单词 augur
释义 au·gur
I. \ˈȯgə(r) also ˈȯgyə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin, probably from augēre to increase — more at eke
1. : a member of the highest class of official diviners of ancient Rome
2. : one reputed to foretell events by omens : soothsayer, prophet
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin augurari, augurare, from augur, n.
transitive verb
1. : to predict or foretell especially from signs or omens
 < an unloved brother, of whom worse things had been augured — George Eliot >
— often used with well or ill
 < he augured well for his plan >
2. : to give promise of : give indirect evidence of : portend, presage, betoken
 < their enthusiasm augurs continued success >
 < ominous delays that augur the failure of the venture >
intransitive verb
: to predict the future (as from signs or omens) : make an augury
 < she starts auguring on the least pretext >
Synonyms: see foretell
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