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词汇 lottery
释义 lottery
noun
uk /ˈlɒt.ər.i/ us /ˈlɑː.t̬ɚ.i/
B1[ C ]
a game, often organized by the state or a charity in order to make money, in which tickets with numbers are sold to people who then have a chance of winning a prize if their number is chosen抽彩,抽奖
[ S ]disapproving
something that depends only on luck and is not fair: 运气,碰运气的事
Education in England is something of a lottery.在英格兰接受教育有点儿像碰运气。
Paul had a dream that he won the lottery.保罗梦见自己彩票中了奖。
Did Chris tell you about his winning some money in the lottery?克里斯告诉你他买彩票中奖了吗?
The idea behind the national lottery is to raise money for good causes.
Winning the lottery has set them up for life.他们中了彩票,一生都吃穿不愁。
Statistically speaking, you're more likely to die from a bee sting than win the lottery.从统计学上看,你因蜜蜂蜇伤而死的概率大于中奖的可能。
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Chance and randomness

lottery | American Dictionary


lottery
noun[ C ]
us/ˈlɑt̬·ər·i/
a system of selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to those people whose numbers are chosen by chance:
Even if she won the lottery, Paige says she’d still keep her job.

lottery | Business English


lottery
noun
uk /ˈlɒtəri/usplurallotteries
[ C ]
a game of chance, often organized by the government to raise money, in which people win cash if they have bought a winning ticket:
The council applied for a £40m grant from the national lottery to redevelop local facilities.
lottery ticket/jackpot/winnerLast night's national lottery jackpot of €2.8m was won by two lucky ticket-holders.
lottery funding/money/revenueThe state is expected to have $15.6 billion in general fund and lottery revenues for the two-year budget period.
[ S ]
something that is affected by luck rather than being controlled by a fair process:
With interest rates rising, some people feel that the property market is a bit of a lottery at the moment.
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