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raffle 音标拼音: [r'æfəl] n. 抽彩售货,废物
vt. 抽彩售货
vi. 抽彩 抽彩售货,废物抽彩售货抽彩 raffle n 1: a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money v 1: dispose of in a lottery; " We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" [ synonym: { raffle}, { raffle off}] Raffle \ Raf" fle\ ( r[ a^] f" f' l), n. [ F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr. rafler to carry or sweep away, rafler tout to sweep stakes; of German origin; cf. G. raffeln to snatch up, to rake. See { Raff}, v.] 1. A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance ( as by casting dice) which one of them shall become the sole possessor. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. [ Obs.] -- Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster]
Raffle \ Raf" fle\ ( r[ a^] f" f' l), n. [ See { Raff}, n. & v., and { Raffle}.] Refuse; rubbish; raff. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Raffle \ Raf" fle\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Raffled} ( r[ a^] f" f' ld); p. pr. & vb. n. { Raffling} ( r[ a^] f" fl[ i^] ng).] To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch. [ 1913 Webster]
Raffle \ Raf" fle\, v. t. To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse. [ 1913 Webster] 35 Moby Thesaurus words for " raffle": bingo, call, cast lots, class lottery, cut lots, cut the cards, draft lottery, draw, draw lots, draw straws, drawing, gamble, game, grab bag, interest lottery, keno, lot, lottery, lotto, match coins, number lottery, numbers pool, play, play at dice, play the ponies, raffle off, shoot craps, speculate, sport, sweep, sweepstake, sweepstakes, tombola, tontine, toss
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