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| 1 | C a game designed to raise money by selling lottery tickets that people buy hoping that their numbers are chosen by chance in the draw so that they win a money prize 抽彩给奖（筹款法） |
| the National Lottery 国家彩票 |
| She won a million pounds in the lottery. 她中彩得了100万英镑。 |
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| 2 | singular a situation where everything depends on luck or chance . This word shows that you do not think a situation like this is fair 赶巧的事，碰运气的事（该词表示认为类似的情形不公平） |
| The standard of care you get in hospital is a bit of a lottery. 你在医院得到什么水准的护理全靠碰运气。 |
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