英语词汇“lottery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lot·ter·y

(lŏtə-rē)

n. pl. lot·ter·ies

1. A contest in which tokens are distributed or sold, the winning token or tokens being secretly predetermined or ultimately selected in a random drawing.

2. A selection made by lot from a number of applicants or competitors: The state uses a lottery to assign spaces in the campground.

3. An activity or event regarded as having an outcome depending on fate: They considered combat duty a lottery.

[French loterie, probably from Dutch loterije, from Middle Dutch, from lot, lot.]

单词	lottery
释义	lot·ter·y (lŏtə-rē) n. pl. lot·ter·ies 1. A contest in which tokens are distributed or sold, the winning token or tokens being secretly predetermined or ultimately selected in a random drawing. 2. A selection made by lot from a number of applicants or competitors: The state uses a lottery to assign spaces in the campground. 3. An activity or event regarded as having an outcome depending on fate: They considered combat duty a lottery. [French loterie, probably from Dutch loterije, from Middle Dutch, from lot, lot.]
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