名詞 lottery:

1. something that is regarded as a chance event
2. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
   同義詞：drawing

1. Dave, let's go to buy some lottery tickets.
   戴維，我們?nèi)ベI彩票吧。
2. He scooped 1000 in the lottery.
   他在抽彩中捷足先登贏得1000英鎊。
3. She had the prize-winning lottery ticket.
   她抽到了得獎的彩票。

lot.ter.y

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 lot.ter.ies
Games A contest in which tokens are distributed or sold, the winning token or tokens being secretly predetermined or ultimately selected in a random drawing.
【游戲】 抽獎給獎法：一種競賽，其中記號被分配或賣掉，獲勝的記號被預(yù)先秘密選定或在隨意抽獎中最終被確定
A selection made by lot from a number of applicants or competitors:
抓鬮法：在多個(gè)應(yīng)選者或競爭者中通過抓鬮來選舉：
例句：
The state uses a lottery to assign spaces in the campground.
政府用抓鬮的辦法來指明集中營地點(diǎn)

An activity or event regarded as having an outcome depending on fate:
不能預(yù)測之事：一種行為或事件，被認(rèn)為是由命運(yùn)決定發(fā)生的：
例句：
They considered combat duty a lottery.
他們把戰(zhàn)斗看成是不能預(yù)測之事

來源：
French loterie
法語 loterie
probably from Dutch loterije
可能源自 荷蘭語 loterije
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷蘭語
from lot [lot]
源自 lot [多]