lot

destiny, fate, lot, doom, luck, fortune

名词 lot:

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   同义词：batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
2. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
3. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
   同义词：fortune, destiny, fate, luck, circumstances, portion
4. any collection in its entirety
   同义词：bunch, caboodle
5. an unofficial association of people or groups
   同义词：set, circle, band
6. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
   同义词：draw
7. (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

动词 lot:

1. divide into lots, as of land, for example
2. administer or bestow, as in small portions
   同义词：distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out

1. I would not want to share his lot.
   我可不愿和他同甘共苦。
2. She was chosen by lot to represent us.
   她抽中签当我们的代表。
3. You have lots of time to finish the work.
   你有充裕的时间来完成这项工作。
4. They drew lots to decide which of them should go first.
   他们以抓阄来决定谁先去。

lot

n.（名词）
An object used in making a determination or choice at random:
签：一种用于随机作出决定或选择的东西：
例句：
casting lots.
抽签

The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random:
抽签：用某物作出随机的决定或选择：
例句：
chosen by lot.
抽签决定

The determination or choice so made.
抽签的结果：这样做出的决定或选择
Something that befalls one because of or as if because of determination by lot.
命运，运气：由于或似乎由于命运的决定而发生于某人身上的事
One`s fortune in life; fate.See Synonyms at fate
命运，运气：某人一生的运气；命运参见 fate
A number of associated people or things:
一群：许多有关系的人或物：
例句：
placating an angry lot of tenants; kids who made a noisy lot.
抚慰一群愤怒的佃农；一群吵闹的孩子

Kind; type:
种类；类型：
例句：
That dog is a contented lot.
那是条知足的狗

Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit.
一批：作为一单位出售的杂烩
Informal A large extent, amount, or number:
【非正式用语】 大量，许多：大范围、数量或成员：
例句：
is in a lot of trouble; made lots of new friends.Often used adverbially with a or in the plural: felt a lot better; ran lots faster.
有许多麻烦；交了许多新朋友。常作副词，与 ａ 连用或用于复数； 感到好多了；跑得快多了

A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
一块地皮：有特定边界的一块土地，尤指组成城市、乡镇或街区的一部分
A piece of land used for a given purpose:
有特殊用途的一块土地：
例句：
a parking lot.
停车场

A film studio.
摄影棚
v.tr.（及物动词）
lot.ted,lot.ting,lots
To apportion by lots; allot.
按土块分配；分配
To divide (land) into lots.
划分（土地）：将（土地）分成块

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English hlot
源自 古英语 hlot