lottery
/ˈlɔtərɪ; `lɑtərɪ/ n
1 [C] way of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers selected at random （发行彩票）抽彩给奖（筹款法）
[attrib 作定语]
a `lottery ticket 彩票. Cf 参看 draw1 1, raffle.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) thing whose success, outcome, etc is determined by luck 碰运气的事
Some people think that marriage is a lottery. 有些人认为婚姻是缘分.