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| /lɒt/ |
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| 1 | BRITISH a group or set of people or things 一群；一批 |
| When you’ ve done these, you can get started on that lot. 你做完这些事后可以着手做那一摊子事。 |
| +of I’ ve just finished typing one lot of letters. 我刚刚打完一批信件。 |
| It can be a bit difficult when there are two lots of parents involved. 有两批家长参与其中，事情可能有点棘手。 |
| | 1a | a particular group of people 某一群人 | | I thought this lot might have been a bit more sympathetic to my approach. 我原以为这些人对我的方法会更支持一些。 | |
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| 2 | the buildings and the land around them where films are made 电影摄制场；电影制片厂 |
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| 3 | a thing or group of things that are to be sold , especially in an auction 待售商品；（尤指）拍品 |
| What am I bid for lot 36? 我该为36号拍品出价多少呢？ |
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| 4 | the lot the whole of a number or amount that you have just mentioned 全部（数量） |
| I offered him half, but he got greedy and wanted the lot. 我提出给他一半，但他很贪心，全部都想要。 |
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| 5 | MAINLY AMERICAN a small area of land used for a particular purpose （特定用途的）小块土地 |
| They bought a small lot behind the church. 他们买下了教堂后面的一小块地。 |
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| - | sb’ s lot (in life)
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| someone’ s general situation in life , especially when this is not very good |
| 某人的（尤指不太好的）命运 |
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| Miss Wilkinson was never satisfied with her lot in life. 威尔金森小姐对自己的命运从未满意过。 |
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| - | that’ s your lot spoken
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| used for telling someone that they have had all of something and there will be no more |
| 就到这里吧 |
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| OK folks, time to go home. That’ s your lot. 好啦，各位，该回家了。就到这里吧。 |
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| - | throw in/cast your lot with sb
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| to decide to support or work with a particular person or group of people |
| 决心与（某个人或团体）共命运 |
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