numbers game
短语n. （通常为误导他人的）数字游戏
词形变化
numbers games
复数
numbers games
别名
numbers
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A lottery in which bettors attempt to guess which numbers will later be drawn randomly; especially, an illicit one.
Back in that day, mafias ran the numbers games and there was no such thing as a state lottery.
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2.
The incorrect use of statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading).
They're playing a numbers game to make it look like seat belts and vaccines are dangerous.
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3.
An activity that benefits from having many things to work with or on; a focus on quantity.
In this business, breakeven is a numbers game: if you can achieve enough volume, you'll be all right.
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4.
A game or sport that is dominated by analytics.
体育Somehow, to me, it's not quite as fun now that they've turned it into a numbers game.