"lottery" in Chinese (Simplified)

彩票抽奖

Definition

Lottery 是一种游戏或制度，人们购买彩票，然后通过随机抽取决定谁赢得金钱或奖品。它也可以指任何结果主要靠运气决定的情况。

这个词最常用于官方或大型抽奖，如 'win the lottery', 'lottery ticket', 'lottery numbers'。它也常用于比喻，如 'postcode lottery' 或 'genetic lottery'，表示结果不公平且主要靠运气决定。

She bought a lottery ticket at the store.

她在商店买了一张**彩票**。

His uncle won the lottery last year.

他叔叔去年中了**彩票**。

They check the lottery numbers every Friday night.

他们每周五晚上都会查看**彩票**号码。

Getting an appointment there feels like winning the lottery.

在那儿约到号简直像中了**彩票**一样。

If I ever win the lottery, I'm buying a house by the sea.

如果我哪天中了**彩票**，我就去买一套海边的房子。

Honestly, getting tickets for that concert was a complete lottery.

说真的，抢到那场演唱会的票完全像碰**彩票**一样靠运气。