1. | [c] (用发行彩票为政府、慈善机构等集资的)抽彩给奖法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. |
the national/state lottery 全国的╱州的彩票抽奖 | |
a lottery ticket 彩票 |
2. | [sing] 碰运气的事a situation whose success or result is based on luck rather than on effort or careful organization |
Some people think that marriage is a lottery. 有些人认为婚姻靠的是运气。 |