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
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.- the national/state lottery
全国的 / 州的彩票抽奖 - a lottery ticket
彩票
- the national/state lottery
- 碰运气的事
a situation whose success or result is based on luck rather than on effort or careful organization- Some people think that marriage is a lottery.
有些人认为婚姻靠的是运气。
- Some people think that marriage is a lottery.
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.- ...the national lottery.
国家博彩
- ...the national lottery.
- 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.- The stockmarket is a lottery...
股市买卖全看运气。 - 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...
英英释义
noun
- players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
- something that is regarded as a chance event
- the election was just a lottery to them
双语例句
- Don't pull my leg. I know you did not really win the lottery.
别开我的玩笑了。我知道你没真的中彩券。 - The stockmarket is a lottery
股市买卖全看运气。 - People stood in a long queue to buy lottery tickets.
人们排起了长龙买彩票。 - We freaked out when we won the lottery.
中了奖券,我们兴奋极了。 - He won a TV in the lottery.
他抽奖得了一台电视。 - You won a lottery? Don't beat around the bush, just tell me, please.
你彩票中奖了?别拐弯抹角了,请告诉我。 - Jack: Do you know I won the lottery?
杰克:我中奖了,你知道吗? - Xu: I know, you bought the disaster lottery, and why did you change your mind?
徐:我知道,你买了灾难彩票,你为什么变卦了? - I'm not wasting any more of my money on lottery tickets.
我不会再在彩票上浪费钱了。 - Finding a house in Beijing is a lottery even at the best of times.
即使在情况最好的时候,在北京找房子也是一件毫无把握的事。