Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense augurs, present participle auguring, past tense, past participle augured
VERB 主(吉或凶);预兆 If something augurs well or badly for a person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly. 主(吉或凶);预兆 [formal] [Also VERB n]
The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change. [V adv + for]
本周新一轮的暴力事件预示着顺利平和的转变几乎不可能实现。
Already there were problems. It didn't augur well. [VERB adv.]