numbers game
numbers game
noun
noun
- (often derogatory)the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument
(常贬)（尤指为支持某论点而耍弄统计资料或数字的）数字游戏
MPs were today playing the numbers game as the vote drew closer.
随着表决日期的临近，下院议员们如今玩起了数字游戏。
■(亦作 numbers pool 或 numbers racket)(N. Amer.)a lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races etc
(北美)（根据赛跑、赛马等比赛结果中出现的无法预计的数字来决定赢、输的）彩票赌博
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