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
• People created illegal lotteries.
  人们制造非法彩票。
• 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。
• Lotteries are thus a regressive form of financing, and attacked by advocates for the poor.
  因此，彩票是一种退步的融资形式，受到了为穷人辩护的人士的抨击。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Spain, italy, and a number of other countries hold public lotteries;
  西班牙、意大利和其他一些国家开始发行公共彩票。
• No one can deny that people love lotteries.
  没有人能否认，人们喜欢彩票。