1·Ternate Bridges are propitious symbols in the eyes of the local residents and they walk over them for good luck during wedding or birthday parties.
这些桥是当地居民心目中的吉祥符号，在婚礼或是生日从这些桥上走过就会给他们带来好运。
2·The propitious esculent, he explains, is likely to feature in the diets of space-farers who will have to grow their own food.
在他看来，这种吉祥食物很有可能成为航天员太空食谱里的重要成员，因为将来他们必须自己在太空上种植粮食。
3·Mount Tai located in a coastal province in eastern China, has been regarded as a propitious place.
位于中国东部沿海省份的泰山被视为吉祥之地。
4·But it seems unlikely that the atmosphere will be as propitious for Mr Brown in 2009 as it became at the end of 2008.
但对布朗先生来说，气氛在2009年将象在2008年末那样变得吉祥似乎是不大可能的。
5·I have a propitious presentiment that we will have a wonderful beginning.
我有一种吉祥的预感，咱们肯定会有一个非常好的开端。
1·Her first proposal would have to be deferred to a more propitious time and a more eligible suitor.
她的第一次求婚应当推迟到一个更为吉利的时辰，求婚人也必须更为可取。
2·But according to local customs, after hearing these propitious words, the audience has to give them tips.
不过按照当地的习俗，听完吉利话就要给红包。
3·Chloe consulted her horoscope to see whether Tuesday would be a propitious day to dump her boyfriend.
克洛伊查阅了星象，看看星期二是否是抛弃男朋友的吉利日子。
4·This system was brought into Hellenistic Egypt from Mesopotamia, where astrology had been practiced for millenniums and where seven had always been a propitious number.
这个体制从美索不达米亚引进到具有古希腊文明的埃及，在美索不达米亚，星象术已流行了上百万年，七一直是个吉利的数字。