sweepstake

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n. A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
n. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.

n. 竞赛, 比赛, 各种抽彩赌博法, 赌金独得

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BNC 频率

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使用频率

sweepstake由两个部分组成：sweep（扫除）和stake（赌注）。可以理解为“通过扫除来赢得赌注”，与抽奖、竞赛相关。

例句

1. Many people enter the sweepstake hoping to win a big prize.

很多人参加抽奖，希望赢得大奖。

2. She won a car in the local sweepstake last year.

她去年在当地的抽奖中赢得了一辆车。

3. Don't forget to buy a ticket for the sweepstake this weekend.

不要忘记这个周末买抽奖票。