1N-COUNT (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. (通过发行彩票方式的)抽彩给奖法,博彩
...the national lottery.
国家博彩
SYN raffle, draw, lotto [British, New Zealand, South Africa], sweepstake
2N-SING 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. 听天由命的事;全凭运气的事
The stockmarket is a lottery.
股市买卖全看运气。
Which judges are assigned to a case is always a bit of a lottery.