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

• Lotteries that were held in several states at the same time began in 1996.
  几个州同时举行发放彩票活动始于1996年。
• Regulatory transparency is limited and local and central authorities tussle for influence over lotteries.
  监管方面的透明度有限，而且地方和中央政府还为争夺对彩票的影响力而争斗。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I have read many of the questions on this site on lotteries and every one I have seen here is a scam.
  我读了很多有关的问题，关于这个站点对彩票和每一个我曾在这里看到的是一个骗局。
• 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。
• Lotteries suffered a decline in the 19th century.
  19世纪，彩票业经历了一次衰落。
• 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。