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raffles

/raf-uhlz/US // ˈræf əlz //UK // (ˈræfəlz) //

抽奖,抽奖活动,奖券,抽獎

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like.

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Examples

  • Fortune laughed along with him—he won at all sorts of things, not only cards but raffles and games of chance.

  • As little as these raffles cost for campaigns to put on, they cost even less money for people to enter.

  • These raffles are an attempt to pump up the lagging numbers of small donors at low cost.

  • Thus, he has amped up the number of raffles and added celebrities to the mix.

  • She called that night, and two days later was installed in the Van Raffles's kitchen.

  • The same “Raffles” afterwards turned up at Newport, where the girls for several weeks led a life of thrilling interest.

  • What is the discovery of the Boy Raffles compared with your bringing to light the family history of poor little Eunice!

  • Raffles, wheels, and rings were employed to extract coins from the under-zealous.

  • Norman, on returning to the fancy fair, found the world in all the ardour of raffles.