Sweepstake
n. 竞赛, 比赛, 各种抽彩赌博法, 赌金独得
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
sweepstake
(also infml 口语作 sweep) n
(a) type of gambling in which all the money bet on the result of a contest is divided among those who by chance have selected or been given tickets corresponding to the eventual winner(s) of the contest 赌金全赢制（胜者可获全部赌金者）.
(b) horse-race on which money is bet in this way 实行赌金全赢制的赛马.
🗣️ 情景例句
Thank you.
谢谢你。
Edward had heard of the famous singer from Europe.
爱德华曾听说过欧洲出身的著名歌星的事。
This is because they had no natural enemies until the arrival of humans and therefore did not need to develop flying wings.
这是因为人类到达这里之前，这些鸟没有天敌，因此，它们不需要发育飞行的翅膀。