[C] a game used to make money for a state or a CHARITY in which people buy tickets with a series of numbers on them. If their number is picked by chance, they win money or a prize.
抽彩给奖法;
【例句】
a lottery ticket
彩票
【例句】
Do you really think winning the lottery would make you happy?
你真的认为彩票中奖会带给你幸福吗？
2.
【释义】
[C,U] [AmE] a system of choosing who will get something by choosing people's names by chance
抽签法，随机选择:
【例句】
The State Department issues 55,000 visas each year by lottery.
国务院每年随机签发 55,000 张签证。
3.
【释义】
a lottery, a situation in which what happens depends on chance and is not certain to be successful
碰运气的事:
【例句】
That's the trouble with capitalism. It's a lottery.
