lucky dip

n 1. a barrel or box filled with sawdust and small prizes for which children search 2. informal an undertaking of uncertain outcome

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at randomlottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lotsBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	lucky dip - a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"random sampling - the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selectedBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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luck

(lak) noun1. the state of happening by chance. Whether you win or not is just luck – there's no skill involved.运气2. something good which happens by chance. She has all the luck!好运ˈluckless adjective unfortunate. luckless children.不幸的ˈlucky adjective1. having good luck. He was very lucky to escape alive.幸运的2. bringing good luck. a lucky number; a lucky charm.吉利ˈluckily adverb幸运地ˈluckiness noun幸运lucky dip a form of amusement at a fair etc in which prizes are drawn from a container without the taker seeing what he is getting. 摸彩袋bad luck! an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky. 真倒霉！good luck! an expression of encouragement made to someone who is about to take part in a competition, sit an exam etc. She wished him good luck.祝你顺利！worse luck! most unfortunately!. He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck!更不幸地

lucky dip

1. noun A game in which a person (typically a child) pays to search through a container in the hopes of picking out a prize that cannot be seen. Primarily heard in UK. I remember playing the lucky dip when I was young. In those days, cheap little toys were hidden in barrels of sawdust, and you had to pick them out with your eyes closed!2. noun Any process or method in which the outcome is chosen or selected at random or without certainty. Primarily heard in UK. Buying a car online that's worth your money can be something of a lucky dip.3. adjective Of or having a process of random selection. Often hyphenated. Primarily heard in UK. To make room selection fair for all incoming students, the university decided to implement a lucky-dip system for room assignments.See also: dip, lucky

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