| 单词 | coffer |
| 释义 | cof·fer /ˈkɒfə $ ˈkɒːfər, ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable] 1 somebody’s coffers MONEYthe money that an organization, government etc has available to spend 〔机构、政府等的〕资金 The money from the exhibition should swell the hospital’s coffers a little. 展览收入应该能让医院的资金略有增加。2. DHFa large strong box used to hold valuable or religious objects 保险柜，保险箱Examples from the Corpuscoffer• At first there was a period of confusion as porters, cursing and sweating, brought up bags, chests and coffers.• They fill their campaign coffers with money from the oligarchs and monopolists of timber, railroad, utilities and mining.• No money ever left the federal coffers without carrying a baggage of conditions, guidelines, and restrictions.• But of course it wishes to replenish its coffers.• Programs that hived off fortunes into their own coffers.• It won't be easy, not with the coffers bare and momentum now turned in the downward direction.Origin coffer (1200-1300) Old French coffre, from Latin cophinus; → COFFINcof·fer nounChineseSyllable Corpus money has etc an that government available organization, the |
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