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，雖然自由派為這個結果歡呼并以此作為社會進步的標志，但是它不一定預示薩巴赫家族18世紀以來對科威特統(tǒng)治就這么簡單。

2.Does failure in Barcelona augur poorly for Copenhagen?

巴塞羅那的失敗是否是哥本哈根的不吉之兆？

3.The signs augur well for tomorrow's weather.

種種征候預示明天天氣良好。

4.Job cuts, slumping asset prices and a worsening credit drought augur ill for consumer spending too.

裁員、資產價格下跌以及日益惡化的信貸收縮預示消費者的開支也發(fā)生問題。

5.Conflicts among the various groups do not augur well for the future of the peace talks.

各派之間的沖突對和平談判不是一個好兆頭。

6.In May, a big sunspot seemed to augur a return to normal, but it faded away and sunspotless days returned.

在五月發(fā)現(xiàn)的一個大太陽黑子似乎預示著太陽正在恢復正常，然而它卻消失了并且?guī)砹恕盁o黑子時期”。