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　

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。

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。

noun