lottery

n. determination of fate by drawing lot抽签决定的办法。
△Mer.1.2.32(29): “the lottery that hehath devised in these three chests of gold,silver,andlead，”他制定下用金、银、铅三个匣子抽签决定的办法。
△Mer.2.1.15:“Besides,the lott'ry of my destiny / Bars me the right of voluntary choosing.”况且，我的命运由抽签决定，也不容许我有自由选择的权利。

lottery[ˈlɔtəri]

n.抽彩，抓阄，彩票，赌博，冒险
‖ a lottery ticket彩票，奖券
lottery ticket彩票，奖券
lottery bond有奖公债，有奖债券
lottery tax彩票税
lottery industry博彩（业）