Word · Frequency #16339
Ernie
/ˈəːniː/
noun
摇奖机
a machine that randomly selects winning numbers or tickets in a lottery or raffle
In use
The school used an ernie to pick the lucky student for the prize.
Every week, the host presses a button and the ernie chooses the winning ticket.
We watched the ernie spin and then stop at the final number.
Ernie + select/draw/choose + [winning number/winner]
Ernie selects the winning numbers in each draw.
每期开奖时，摇奖机选出中奖号码。
win + [prize] + with Ernie
You can win a prize with Ernie.
你可以通过摇奖机赢得奖品。
[winner/winning number] be selected + by Ernie
The winning number was selected by Ernie on the night of the draw.
开奖当晚，中奖号码由摇奖机选出。
Connections
Collocations
- Ernie machine
- 摇奖机
- The Ernie machine has already generated this month's winning numbers.摇奖机已经生成了本月的获奖号码。
- Ernie draws the winners
- 摇奖机抽出中奖者
- Ernie draws the winners on the first day of every month.摇奖机在每个月的第一天抽出中奖者。
- Ernie draw dates
- 摇奖机抽奖日期
- The Ernie draw dates are listed on the website.网站上列有摇奖机的抽奖日期。
Pop culture & quotes
- Ernie, the fastest milkman in the west.
- 厄尼，西部最快的送奶工。This line comes from Benny Hill’s comic song Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West), which tells the story of a milkman named Ernie.这个句子出自班尼·希尔（Benny Hill）的喜剧歌曲《Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)》，讲述了一位名叫厄尼的送奶工的故事。
- Put down the duckie, Ernie.
- 放下你的橡皮鸭，厄尼。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一台叫“厄尼”（Ernie）的摇奖机，只要一摇，号码全凭运气，紧张又期待。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：UK government finance news、lottery draw official documents 该词作为名词指摇奖机，通常用于英国储蓄债券抽奖相关的正式说明或新闻报道，普通口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 Ernie（/ˈɜːni/）押韵的有 journey、attorney（非卷舌 r 读音）。brownie、genie、weenie、meanie 拼写都以 -nie 结尾且尾音读 /ni/，但重读元音不同，与 Ernie 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.