a large amount of money that is the most valuable prize in a game of chance (在碰运气游戏中的)头奖,最高奖 to win the jackpot 得头奖 jackpot winners 头奖得主 - (figurative)
United hit the jackpot (= were successful) with a 5–0 win over Liverpool. 联队以 5:0 狂胜利物浦队。
Extra ExamplesThe company hopes to hit the jackpot with its new range of clothing. 这家公司希望他们的新服装系列能够大获成功。 They scooped the jackpot in yesterday's lottery. 他们在昨天的抽彩中中了头奖。 a prize jackpot of £100 000 10 万英镑的头奖奖金
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- £1 million
- $10 million
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- get
- hit
- scoop
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- prize
- winner
- jackpot in
- jackpot of
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from jack + pot. The term was originally used in a form of poker, where the pool or pot accumulated until a player could open the bidding with two jacks or better.