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单词 raffle
释义
raffle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈræf.əl/us
/ˈræf.əl/
anactivityin whichpeoplebuyticketswith differentnumbers, some of which arelaterchosentowinprizes, that isorganizedinorderto makemoneyfor a goodsocialpurpose:
（为社会公益事业进行的）抽彩（活动）
a raffleticket/prize抽彩奖券／奖品
I have neverwonanythingina raffle.我从来没在抽彩中赢得过任何奖品。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gambling & bookmaking
  • a/the bookmaker'sphrase
  • ante
  • anti-gambling
  • bank
  • bet
  • blackjack
  • casino
  • chip
  • co-favourite
  • cockfight
  • gaming table
  • poker machine
  • punt
  • roulette
  • slot machine
  • stakesomethingonsomething
  • sweepstake
  • toss up
  • trifecta
  • turf accountant
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raffle
verb[T]
uk
/ˈræf.əl/us
/ˈræf.əl/
tooffersomething as aprizein a raffle:
（兑奖售物活动中）以…为奖品
We are going to raffleoffacarfor thehospitalappeal.为医院举行的慈善抽奖活动中，我们将用一辆汽车作为奖品。
See also
drawverb(CHOOSE)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • beer pong
  • boomerang
  • bran tub
  • buildering
  • bungee
  • cage diving
  • Frisbee
  • horseshoe
  • juggling
  • jump rope
  • keepy-uppy
  • korfball
  • LARP
  • pinball machine
  • stoop ball
  • story mode
  • subworld
  • sudoku
  • table football
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(Definition ofrafflefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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raffle
noun[C]
us
/ˈræf·əl/
asystemofsellingnumberedticketsand then givingprizesto thosepeoplewhosenumbersarechosenbychance
(Definition ofrafflefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Two children's intensive-care cots were provided for the local hospital by people in the area joining together and raising money through fetes, collections and raffles.
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I have no objection to helping in raffles and making a contribution.
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All such functions hold raffles to raise money.
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The objects that are sold are so large that they cannot be bought by an individual and, therefore, they are raffled.
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Often parcels of grocery that have been put in the bazaar on sale or return are made up and raffled in the ordinary way.
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I hope we shall not have wholesale raffles to rectify an unfair taxation system.
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We know that quite simple people in villages are sometimes harried because of little raffles that they run.
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Despite that, in six years, through tombolas and raffles, the hospice has raised over £1 million.
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One way in which charities collect money is from lotteries through to small raffles.
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Then, we had raffles to get money to buy exercise books, but now huge resources have been provided.
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There are raffles for boarding passes and corruption is rampant.
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In just four years, they have raised more than £650,000 through all sorts of ordinary activities, such as raffles, jumble sales and tombolas.
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A large number of these draws or raffles are in aid of worthy charitable causes.
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Certain types of raffles can be forms of gaming, and they would be illegal.
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The question is whether the position of local lotteries or raffles run by churches, clubs and other organisations would be damaged by this proposal.
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