sweepstakes
[swˈipstˌeks] /ˈswēp-ˌstāks How to pronounce sweepstakes (audio)/ (ame, mw)
sweepstakes — 名詞
1. a prize draw or lottery that people enter for a chance to win money or another r
抽獎
供人參加以抽中獎品的活動
a prize draw or lottery that people enter for a chance to win money or another reward.
Mateo entered a supermarket sweepstakes to win free groceries for a year.
Mateo 參加了一場超市抽獎，想贏得一整年的免費雜貨。
enter a sweepstakes to win a prize
The radio station's summer sweepstakes gave one listener a beach holiday.
那家廣播電台的夏季抽獎送出了一趟海灘假期給一位聽眾。
promotional sweepstakes run by a company
Nkechi filled out the online sweepstakes form during lunch break.
Nkechi 在午休時填好了線上抽獎表單。
Only residents over eighteen could enter the holiday sweepstakes at the mall.
只有十八歲以上的居民才能參加商場的節日抽獎。
用法筆記
Often used for a store, website, or media promotion. People usually enter a sweepstakes for a prize rather than compete directly against each other in the event itself.
2. a competition in which many people or groups are all trying to win the same job,
爭奪戰
多人競逐同一機會或名額
a competition in which many people or groups are all trying to win the same job, prize, or advantage.
Three streaming services are leading the sweepstakes for the movie rights.
三家串流平台正領先這場電影版權的爭奪戰。
sweepstakes for a valuable deal
After two strong games, Tara moved to the front of the sweepstakes.
打完兩場精彩比賽後，Tara 在這場爭奪戰中衝到前頭。
Several cities joined the sweepstakes to host the new airport.
幾座城市加入了主辦新機場的爭奪戰。
Iker's name quickly rose in the sweepstakes for team captain.
Iker 的名字很快就在隊長一職的爭奪戰中竄了上來。
用法筆記
Common with for + the thing people want to win, such as a contract, role, or title. Distinguish from sense 1, which focuses on a prize draw, and sense 3, which involves money paid into a betting pool.
3. a betting pool where everyone pays to take part and the person who wins gets the
下注彩池
付錢下注後由贏家拿走彩金
a betting pool where everyone pays to take part and the person who wins gets the shared pot.
At the office sweepstakes, everyone paid five dollars and picked a horse.
在辦公室的下注彩池裡，每個人都付了五美元並選了一匹馬。
pay to join a betting sweepstakes
Reuben won the World Cup sweepstakes after guessing every match result.
Reuben 猜中每場比賽結果後，贏得了那場世界盃下注彩池。
sweepstakes based on predicted results
The pub ran a weekend sweepstakes on the final race at Ascot.
那家酒吧針對 Ascot 的最後一場賽事辦了一個週末下注彩池。
Each player put coins into the sweepstakes before the school football final.
每位球員都在學校足球決賽前把硬幣投進下注彩池。
用法筆記
Usually involves a small payment and a prediction, such as choosing a horse or match result. Unlike sense 1, the prize normally comes from the money contributed by the people who join.