lottery

英 [ˈlɒtəri]

美 [ˈlɑːtəri]

n.  (用发行彩票为政府、慈善机构等集资的)抽彩给奖法; 碰运气的事

复数：lotteries　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10483 / COCA.6027

牛津词典

noun

• （用发行彩票为政府、慈善机构等集资的）抽彩给奖法
  a way of raising money for a government, charity, etc. by selling tickets that have different numbers on them that people have chosen. Numbers are then chosen by chance and the people who have those numbers on their tickets win prizes.
  1. the national/state lottery
     全国的 / 州的彩票抽奖
  2. a lottery ticket
     彩票
• 碰运气的事
  a situation whose success or result is based on luck rather than on effort or careful organization
  1. Some people think that marriage is a lottery.
     有些人认为婚姻靠的是运气。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （通过发行彩票方式的）抽彩给奖法，博彩
  Alotteryis a type of gambling game in which people buy numbered tickets. Several numbers are then chosen, and the people who have those numbers on their tickets win a prize.
  1. ...the national lottery.
     国家博彩
• N-SING 听天由命的事；全凭运气的事
  If you describe something asa lottery, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.
  1. The stockmarket is a lottery...
     股市买卖全看运气。
  2. Which judges are assigned to a case is always a bit of a lottery.
     一个案子安排哪些法官来审理，往往有点看运气。

英英释义

noun

• players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
  Synonym:drawing
• something that is regarded as a chance event
  1. the election was just a lottery to them

双语例句

• He won a car in the lottery.
  他中彩得了辆汽车。
• Which judges are assigned to a case is always a bit of a lottery.
  一个案子安排哪些法官来审理，往往有点看运气。
• The stockmarket is a lottery
  股市买卖全看运气。
• The proceeds from the lottery go towards sports and recreation, as well as swelling the coffers of the government
  彩票收入用于发展体育和娱乐产业，同时还用来充实国库。
• You plan on winning the lottery?
  你打算中乐透吗？
• I was beside myself with joy when I won the lottery ticket!
  当我赢得了彩票我兴奋的不得了。
• She had the prize-winning lottery ticket.
  她抽到了得奖的彩票。
• He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery game.
  他赢得了大的立方体，一个州彩票游戏。
• Fred: don't tell me you've won the lottery this week.
  弗雷德：别告诉我你中了这星期的乐透。
• The issuance of the welfare lottery ticket directly pushed the development of the our country welfare worked.
  福利彩票的发行直接推动了我国福利事业的发展。