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.
例句
The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change...
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.
已经有问题了，这不是好兆头。