lotteries

英 [ˈlɒtəriz]

美 [ˈlɑtəriz]

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
lottery的复数

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。

双语例句

• "Chairman, Government Lotteries Management Committee"
  政府奖券管理委员会主席
• Thanks to legislative carve-outs, the American political and moral stand on Internet gambling is not applied to horseracing, state lotteries or fantasy sports.
  感谢立法开辟的例外，美国的政治和道德立场上互联网进行赌博，是不是适用于赛马，国家奖券或时尚运动。
• In the quest to raise saving rates, this allure of lotteries may be quite helpful.
  要想提高储蓄率，彩票的这种吸引力可能会非常有帮助。
• We just need a way to create the various lotteries.
  只是需要一种创建各种彩票的方法。
• Powerball is only one of many lotteries in the world.
  抛宝只是世界上众多彩票中的一种。
• Beijing is also grappling with a paradox that affects other countries with large lotteries.
  彩票业规模庞大的国家通常会遇到一个悖论，中国也不例外。
• No one can deny that people love lotteries.
  没有人能否认，人们喜欢彩票。
• Next to bullfights and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport.
  除了斗牛和足球以外，彩票是西班牙最热门的玩意儿。
• China has two state-run lotteries: the welfare lottery and its sports equivalent.
  中国有两支国营彩票：福利彩票和体育彩票。
• Under the rules, announced on Monday and effective immediately, only 100,000 licence plates will be issued annually in Shenzhen via auctions and lotteries.
  根据周一宣布并立即生效的规定，深圳将通过摇号和竞价的方式，每年只分配10万个车牌。