[이 단어 나만 몰랐어?] Lottery 복권 관련 영어 표현 알아보기!

궁금하게 된 배경

지금 학교가 소유한 Housing들이 Lottery 시스템으로 살 사람을 뽑음. 그래서 이걸 설명하고 싶은데, 표현을 잘 모르겠음. 

 

 

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본격 해부

🔹 기본 표현

• lottery system: 추첨 방식 / 복권 시스템
  "The housing is assigned through a lottery system."
• win the lottery: 추첨에 당첨되다
  "If you win the lottery, you’ll get the apartment."
• get picked in the lottery: 추첨에 뽑히다
  "Only a few people get picked in the lottery."
• be selected through a lottery: 추첨을 통해 선발되다
  "Residents are selected through a lottery."

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🔹 자주 쓰이는 구문

• enter the lottery: 추첨에 응모하다
  "You need to enter the lottery by submitting your preferences."
• draw a lottery / hold a lottery: 추첨을 실시하다
  "They hold a lottery three times a week."
• lottery draw / drawing: 추첨 행사
  "The next lottery draw is on Friday."
• a random draw: 무작위 추첨
  "Apartments are assigned by a random draw."

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🔹 자연스러운 예문 모음

• "I entered the housing lottery, but I didn’t get selected."
• "There’s a housing lottery every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday."
• "It’s basically luck — if you win the draw, you get the lease."
• "All applicants have an equal chance in the lottery."

 

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