augur well预示吉利(凶兆)
词根:augur
n.augury 占卜;预言;预兆
1.yet while liberals have cheered the result as a mark of social progress, it does not necessarily augur plain sailing for the al-sabah family that has ruled kuwait since the 18th century.
然而,虽然自由派为这个结果欢呼并以此作为社会进步的标志,但是它不一定预示萨巴赫家族18世纪以来对科威特统治就这么简单。
2.does failure in barcelona augur poorly for copenhagen?
巴塞罗那的失败是否是哥本哈根的不吉之兆?
3.the signs augur well for tomorrow's weather.
种种征候预示明天天气良好。
4.job cuts, slumping asset prices and a worsening credit drought augur ill for consumer spending too.
裁员、资产价格下跌以及日益恶化的信贷收缩预示消费者的开支也发生问题。
5.conflicts among the various groups do not augur well for the future of the peace talks.
各派之间的冲突对和平谈判不是一个好兆头。
6.in may, a big sunspot seemed to augur a return to normal, but it faded away and sunspotless days returned.
在五月发现的一个大太阳黑子似乎预示着太阳正在恢复正常,然而它却消失了并且带来了“无黑子时期”。