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lottery

noun
/ˈlɒtəri/
/ˈlɑːtəri/
(plural lotteries)
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  1. [countable] a way of raising money for a government, charity, etc. by selling tickets that have different numbers on them that people have chosen. Numbers are then chosen by chance and the people who have those numbers on their tickets win prizes.(用发行彩票为政府、慈善机构等集资的)抽彩给奖法
    • the national/state lottery全国的/州的彩票抽奖
    • a lottery ticket彩票
    compare draw, raffle
    Culture lotterieslotteriesBritain first set up a national lottery in 1994, when the government approved the project despite strong opposition. The National Lottery is run by a private company, which was given the franchise (= licence) to run it by the National Lottery Commission.The lottery is very popular with the public and its ‘crossed fingers’ logo, a sign that is supposed to bring luck, is familiar throughout Britain. Several games can be played, of which Lotto is the most popular. Lottery tickets are sold at many shops and supermarkets, as well as online. You must be 16 to buy a ticket. For a minimum of £1, depending on the game, people choose a row or rows of six numbers between 1 and 59, or take a lucky dip of random numbers if they do not want to choose. The Lotto draw is broadcast live online every Saturday and Wednesday night. One of three machines containing 59 numbered balls is switched on and, after the balls have been turned, seven are tipped out. The first six are the winning numbers, the seventh is the bonus ball. Anyone who has chosen the six winning numbers wins or shares the jackpot (= the main prize), often worth several million pounds. People with three, four or five matching numbers, or five plus the bonus ball, can also win prizes. If nobody wins the jackpot there is a rollover to the next draw. Many people also buy scratch cards, cards which show, when the surface is scratched off, if the buyer has won a prize. Some of the money raised by the lottery is shared out among a variety of good causes such as the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Arts Council and UK Sport. The lottery is not popular with everyone, and many charities complain that they have received less money from the public since the lottery began.The US does not have a national lottery but there are lotteries in most states. You must be 18 to buy a ticket. US lotteries date back to 1776 when the Continental Congress gave its approval for lottery tickets to be sold to raise money for the American Revolution. America's strong religious groups have always been against long-running lotteries, and lottery games did not become official until the 1970s.
    Extra Examples
    • A couple scooped £10 million on the national lottery.一对夫妇购买国家发行的彩票中了 1,000 万英镑。
    • I won my car in a lottery这辆车是我买彩票中奖得到的。
    • These programs use state lotteries to fund the student awards.这些项目利用州彩票抽奖来为学生奖项提供资金。
    • We're having a lottery to raise money for homeless families.我们要举行彩票抽奖为无家可归的人筹款。
    • a $3 million lottery jackpot300 万美元的彩票头奖
    Topics Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • national
    • state
    verb + lottery
    • have
    • hold
    • run
    lottery + verb
    • fund something
    • raise something
    lottery + noun
    • ticket
    • winner
    • jackpot
    preposition
    • in a/​the lottery
    • on the lottery
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  2. [singular] (often disapproving) a situation whose success or result is based on luck rather than on effort or careful organization碰运气的事 synonym gamble
    • Some people think that marriage is a lottery.有些人认为婚姻靠的是运气。
    • Politicians have acknowledged that it is a bit of a lottery who gets funding.政坛人士承认,谁能得到资金多少得靠运气。
    see also postcode lottery
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from Dutch loterij, from lot ‘lot’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10483 COCA: 6027
lottery

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOTTERY | LOTTERY + VERB | LOTTERY + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEnational, state全國的/州的彩票抽獎VERB + LOTTERYhave, hold進行彩票抽獎We're having a lottery to raise money for homeless families.我們要舉行彩票抽獎為無家可歸的人籌款。run經營彩票抽獎the company that ran the state lottery經營州彩票抽獎的公司play玩彩票抽獎hit, win抽中彩票;彩票中獎LOTTERY + VERBfund sth, raise sth彩票抽獎資助⋯/籌集⋯These programs use state lotteries to fund the student awards.這些項目利用州彩票抽獎來為學生獎項提供資金。The lottery has raised millions of pounds.這批彩票已經籌集了數百萬英鎊。LOTTERY + NOUNticket獎券winner彩票中獎者jackpot, prize彩票頭獎;彩票獎金a $3 million lottery jackpot300 萬美元的彩票頭獎win彩票中獎funds彩票資金machine彩票搖獎機The second ball rolled from the lottery machine.第二個球從搖獎機裏滾了出來。PREPOSITIONin a/the lottery在抽彩活動中I won my car in a lottery.這輛車是我買彩票中獎得到的。on the lottery因彩票A couple scooped £10 million on the national lottery.一對夫婦購買國家發行的彩票中了 1,000 萬英鎊。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10483 COCA: 6027
lottery noun
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