单词 | sweepstake |
释义 | Word Frequency sweepstake(ˈswiːpˌsteɪk) or especially US sweepstakes noun Often shortened to: sweep1. a. a lottery in which the stakes of the participants constitute the prize b. the prize itself 2. any event involving a lottery, esp a horse race in which the prize is the competitors' stakes Word origin C15: originally referring to someone who sweeps or takes all the stakes in a game |
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