lot
英 [l?t]
美[lɑt]
- n. 份額；許多；命運；鬮
- adv. （與形容詞和副詞連用）很，非常；（與動詞連用）非常
- pron. 大量，許多
- vt. 分組，把…劃分（常與out連用）；把（土地）劃分成塊
- vi. 抽簽，拈鬮
英英釋意
- 1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
- "a batch of letters"
- "a deal of trouble"
- "a lot of money"
- "he made a mint on the stock market"
- "it must have cost plenty"
- 2. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries;
- "he bought a lot on the lake"
- 3. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
- "whatever my fortune may be"
- "deserved a better fate"
- "has a happy lot"
- "the luck of the Irish"
- "a victim of circumstances"
- "success that was her portion"
- 4. any collection in its entirety;
- "she bought the whole caboodle"
- 5. an unofficial association of people or groups;
- "the smart set goes there"
- "they were an angry lot"
- 6. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
- "the luck of the draw"
- "they drew lots for it"