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

• Furthermore, lotteries to some extent are similar to gambling, so people should not spend too much money and energy on them.
  另外，在某种程度上类似牌赌，所以人们对牌赌不应该花太多的精力以及款项。
• 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。
• Thirty-seven states and the District of Colombia operate lotteries in the United States.
  美国有37个州和哥伦比亚特区发行彩票。
• 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。
• 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。
• Other states started lotteries about five years later.
  五年后其他州开始设立彩票。
• Mr. Cahill introduced the@ Opera House@ lotteries.
  卡希尔先生采取了发放歌剧院彩票的办法。
• Stocks, taxes, loans, inheritances, lotteries, and investments could also work out quite nicely.
  股票，税收，贷款，继承，彩票，以及投资也能够很好地进行。
• 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。
• "Chairman, Government Lotteries Management Committee"
  政府奖券管理委员会主席