lotteries

英 [ˈlɒtəriz]

美 [ˈlɑtəriz]

n.  (用发行彩票为政府、慈善机构等集资的)抽彩给奖法; 碰运气的事
lottery的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （通过发行彩票方式的）抽彩给奖法，博彩
  Alotteryis a type of gambling game in which people buy numbered tickets. Several numbers are then chosen, and the people who have those numbers on their tickets win a prize.
  1. ...the national lottery.
     国家博彩
• N-SING 听天由命的事；全凭运气的事
  If you describe something asa lottery, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.
  1. The stockmarket is a lottery...
     股市买卖全看运气。
  2. Which judges are assigned to a case is always a bit of a lottery.
     一个案子安排哪些法官来审理，往往有点看运气。

双语例句

• Regulatory transparency is limited and local and central authorities tussle for influence over lotteries.
  监管方面的透明度有限，而且地方和中央政府还为争夺对彩票的影响力而争斗。
• I have read many of the questions on this site on lotteries and every one I have seen here is a scam.
  我读了很多有关的问题，关于这个站点对彩票和每一个我曾在这里看到的是一个骗局。
• Rather than encouraging good behavior with small or one-time payments, some health and wellness plans have begun enrolling employees in lotteries for a chance to win a bigger reward.
  一些健康和身心平衡发展计划已经开始推出抽奖方案，员工有机会获得更大的奖励，而不是以小额或者一次性的奖励鼓励良好的行为。
• Lotteries that were held in several states at the same time began in 1996.
  几个州同时举行发放彩票活动始于1996年。
• Furthermore, lotteries to some extent are similar to gambling, so people should not spend too much money and energy on them.
  另外，在某种程度上类似牌赌，所以人们对牌赌不应该花太多的精力以及款项。
• The following reasons can account for the popularity of lotteries.
  以下理由可以解释这个流行的彩票。
• "Chairman, Government Lotteries Management Committee"
  政府奖券管理委员会主席
• China has two state-run lotteries: the welfare lottery and its sports equivalent.
  中国有两支国营彩票：福利彩票和体育彩票。
• Under the rules, announced on Monday and effective immediately, only 100,000 licence plates will be issued annually in Shenzhen via auctions and lotteries.
  根据周一宣布并立即生效的规定，深圳将通过摇号和竞价的方式，每年只分配10万个车牌。
• Lotteries are thus a regressive form of financing, and attacked by advocates for the poor.
  因此，彩票是一种退步的融资形式，受到了为穷人辩护的人士的抨击。