postcode lottery
noun /ˌpəʊstkəʊd ˈlɒtəri/
/ˌpəʊstkəʊd ˈlɑːtəri/
[singular] (British English)- a situation in which the amount or type of medical treatment that is provided to people depends on the particular area of the country they live in
邮编幸运医疗（在英国指能得到的医保程度或方式取决于居住的地区） - Infertility treatment runs by a postcode lottery—some health authorities will fund it, others won’t.
不孕症的治疗是通过邮政编码彩票进行的——一些卫生当局会资助，另一些则不会。 - Her plight highlighted the ‘postcode lottery’ faced by cancer patients.
她的困境凸显了癌症患者面临的“邮政编码彩票”。
- Infertility treatment runs by a postcode lottery—some health authorities will fund it, others won’t.