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lottery

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lot·te·ry /ˈlɒtəri $ ˈlɑː-/ ●○○ noun (plural lotteries)  
1 [countableC]DGG a game used to make money for a state or a charity in which people buy tickets with a series of numbers on them. If their number is picked by chance, they win money or a prize 抽彩给奖法 raffle, draw
 a lottery ticket
彩票
 Do you really think winning the lottery would make you happy?
你真的认为彩票中奖会带给你幸福吗?
national/state lottery 全国的/州的彩票抽奖
2 [countableC, uncountableU] American EnglishAmE a system of deciding who will get something by choosing people’s names by chance 随机选择
by lottery
 The State Department issues 55,000 visas each year by lottery.
国务院每年随机签发55,000张签证。
3 a lottery a situation in which what happens depends on chance and is not certain to be successful 碰运气的事
 That’s the trouble with capitalism. It’s a lottery.
那是资本主义的问题所在,它靠的是运气。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
lotterylot·te·ry /ˈlɒtəriˈlɑː-/ noun (plural lotteries)
1[countableC] a game of chance in which people buy tickets with numbers on and some people win prizes. Lotteries are often used to raise money for the government or for a CHARITY
The national lottery generates substantial additional funds for charities and other good causes.
a lottery winner
2[singular] when what happens depends on chance or luck
The stock market is too much of a lottery.
Origin lottery
(1500-1600) French loterie, from Middle Dutch, from lot lot
lot·te·ry noun
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