a way of making money for a particular project or organization. People buy tickets with numbers on them and some of these numbers are later chosen to win prizes. 抽彩 raffle prizes/tickets 抽奖奖品/彩票 I won this bottle of wine in a raffle. 我在抽奖中赢得了这瓶酒。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc2He's organizing a raffle for the school playground appeal fund. 他正为学校募集操场建设资金而组织抽彩活动。 The office is holding a raffle to raise money for the local hospital. 该办事处正在举办抽彩活动,为当地医院筹集资金。 You can enter the raffle and win some amazing prizes. 你可以参加抽彩,兴许能抽到些意想不到的奖品。 The club secretary will now draw the raffle. 俱乐部秘书即将抽彩。 the winning raffle ticket 中奖的抽彩票
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- charity
- have
- hold
- organize
- …
- ticket
- prize
- in a/the raffle
- raffle for
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a kind of dice game): from Old French, of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 18th cent.