“lottery”意思是“彩票;抽奖;碰运气的游戏”,其用法较为灵活,既可作可数名词,也可作不可数名词,在句中可作主语、宾语等,常与一些动词和介词搭配使用。
彩票:指一种通过抽奖方式决定中奖者的赌博形式,参与者购买带有号码或符号的票据,等待随机抽取来确定是否中奖。例如:Many people spend a lot of money on lotteries every week.(许多人每周都在彩票上花很多钱。)
抽奖;碰运气的游戏:泛指通过随机抽取来决定结果的活动,不一定是商业性质的彩票。比如:The school held a lottery to decide which students would go on the field trip.(学校举行了一次抽奖活动,以决定哪些学生可以参加实地考察。)
作可数名词
当表示具体的某一种彩票、某一次抽奖活动时,“lottery”是可数名词,有单复数形式变化。例如:I bought two lotteries yesterday.(我昨天买了两张彩票。)There were several lotteries at the fair.(集市上有几次抽奖活动。)
作不可数名词
在一些语境中,“lottery”也可以作不可数名词,表示彩票这种行为或现象。例如:Playing the lottery is a form of gambling.(买彩票是一种赌博形式。)
在句中的成分
作主语:The lottery is a popular way to try and win a large sum of money.(彩票是一种尝试赢得一大笔钱的流行方式。)
作宾语:I like to buy a lottery from time to time.(我喜欢时不时买张彩票。)
常见搭配
enter/buy a lottery:参加/买彩票。例如:He decided to enter the lottery to try his luck.(他决定参加抽奖活动碰碰运气。)
win the lottery:中彩票。例如:If I win the lottery, I'll buy a big house.(如果我中彩票,我会买一栋大房子。)
a lottery ticket:一张彩票。例如:I lost my lottery ticket.(我把彩票弄丢了。)