lottery

noun

1. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

Synonym: drawing

2. something that is regarded as a chance event

e.g. the election was just a lottery to them

1. （通过发行彩票方式的）抽彩给奖法，博彩
A lottery is 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.

e.g. ...the national lottery.
国家博彩

2. 听天由命的事；全凭运气的事
If you describe something as a lottery, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.

e.g. The stockmarket is a lottery...
股市买卖全看运气。
e.g. 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。

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