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 suffered a decline in the 19th century.
  19世纪，彩票业经历了一次衰落。
• 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。
• Aetna Foundation, the independent philanthropic arm of insurer Aetna Inc., also is sponsoring a study of whether daily lotteries motivate people to stick to warfarin.
  安泰保险（AetnaInc.）旗下独立慈善机构安泰基金会（AetnaFoundation）也在赞助一项研究&每天抽奖是否足以激励人们坚持服用华法林（warfarin）。
• The WTO has provisionally ruled the US law inconsistent because it allows domestic internet operations for horse racing and lotteries while banning overseas gambling sites.
  世贸组织暂时裁定，美国法律缺乏一致性，因为它在允许本国赛马和博彩互联网业务存在的同时，却对海外赌博网站下禁令。
• 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。
• 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。
• The following reasons can account for the popularity of lotteries.
  以下理由可以解释这个流行的彩票。
• 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。
• Yet such lotteries proper lotteries, too are the foundation of much medical progress.
  然而这样的“彩票”也是严格意义上的彩票正是许多医学进步的基础。
• 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。