coffer

英 [ˈkɒfə(r)]

美 [ˈkɔːfər]

n.  (旧时的)保险柜，贵重物品箱; (政府、机构等的)金库，资金

复数：coffers　现在分词：coffering　

GREIELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.14168 / COCA.13651

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时的）保险柜，贵重物品箱
  a large strong box, used in the past for storing money or valuable objects
• （政府、机构等的）金库，资金
  a way of referring to the money that a government, an organization, etc. has available to spend
  1. The nation's coffers are empty.
     国库空虚。

柯林斯词典

• 贵重物品箱;保险箱
  Acofferis a large strong chest used for storing valuable objects such as money or gold and silver.
• N-PLURAL 财源;金库;资金
  Thecoffers ofan organization consist of the money that it has to spend, imagined as being collected together in one place.
  1. The proceeds from the lottery go towards sports and recreation, as well as swelling the coffers of the government...
     彩票收入用于发展体育和娱乐产业，同时还用来充实国库。
  2. Large public and private companies have long been contributors to Tory party coffers.
     长期以来，大型的上市公司和私营企业一直在为保守党捐助资金。

英英释义

noun

• a chest especially for storing valuables
• an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
  Synonym:caissonlacuna

双语例句

• Airports, now the travel centres of the USA, are comfortable, hospitable places, with coffer shops, bars and spotlessly clean restrooms.
  机场作为美国旅行的中枢，配备了购物，酒巴和无污染休息室，即舒适又周到。
• In the same coffer he had placed his other treasures, the Bishop's candlesticks.
  在小箱中，他又把他的另一宝物，主教的烛台也放了进去。
• Each suit has some hi-tech establishments such as mini-fridge, a private coffer, a Ultra Fine satellite TV, a free LAN connection, a independent bathroom and a CD& player and so on.
  每间房间都有迷你冰箱、私人保险箱、超薄卫星电视、免费宽带上网接口、独立的淋浴间、CD播放机等高科技设施。
• This coffer was painted black, and the cabriolet yellow.
  箱子是黑漆的，车身则是黄漆。
• The proceeds from the lottery go towards sports and recreation, as well as swelling the coffers of the government
  彩票收入用于发展体育和娱乐产业，同时还用来充实国库。
• Three compartments divided the coffer.
  那只钱柜分成了三格。
• Application of the civil structure coffer dam in construction and diversion project
  三峡一期土石围堰设计与运用土木结构围堰在施工导流工程中的应用
• Literary creation is no longer restricted to career writers who live off the government coffer.
  现在，文学创作已不再仅局限于那些靠政府发工资的职业作家。
• Now, the coffer was too small to contain a body; therefore it contained money.
  况且那箱子太小，装不了一个死人，那么它装的一定是钱了。
• Tea is one of three drinks such as tea, coca and coffer.
  茶叶是与可可、啡并列的世界三大饮料之一。