lottery
noun
ˈlɒtəri
noun
1
a
game
used
to
make
money
for
a
state
or
a
CHARITY
in
which
people
buy
tickets
with
a
series
of
numbers
on
them.
If
their
number
is
picked
by
chance,
they
win
money
or
a
prize.
抽彩给奖法;
C
a
lottery
ticket
彩票
Do
you
really
think
winning
the
lottery
would
make
you
happy?
你真的认为彩票中奖会带给你幸福吗？
national/state
lottery
2
a
system
of
choosing
who
will
get
something
by
choosing
people’s
names
by
chance
[美] 抽签法，随机选择
C,U | AmE
by
lottery
The
State
Department
issues
55,000
visas
each
year
by
lottery.
国务院每年随机签发 55,000 张签证。
3
a lottery
a
situation
in
which
what
happens
depends
on
chance
and
is
not
certain
to
be
successful
碰运气的事
That’s
the
trouble
with
capitalism.
It’s
a
lottery.
这是资本主义的问题所在，这是碰运气的事。