coffers

英 [ˈkɒfəz]

美 [ˈkɑfərz]

n.  (旧时的)保险柜，贵重物品箱; (政府、机构等的)金库，资金
coffer的复数

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。

双语例句

• There's nothing left in the government's coffers.
  国库已空无一物了。
• Migrants also have complained that widespread corruption has diverted state money meant for them to local government coffers.
  移民还抱怨说，普遍存在的腐败现象让国家拨出的本应属于他们的安置费进入了当地政府的腰包。
• This was to bolster the parent's coffers and support younger members like myself.
  这是为了加强家长的库房和支持像我这样的年轻成员。
• A gambling tax in Hong Kong contributes significantly to government coffers.
  在香港，博彩税为库房带来大量收益。
• The nation's coffers are empty.
  国库亏空。
• While my coffers were being depleted slowly but surely.
  而我的保险箱却在慢慢的变空。
• However, insiders have confirmed that the unspent assets were found this month in Libyan state coffers.
  然而内部人士确认，这些未花掉的财富是本月在利比亚国库中发现的。
• Toyota motors, like carmakers worldwide, is topping up the tank from state coffers.
  和全世界的汽车制造商一样，丰田汽车（toyotamotors）油箱里也将注满政府的资金。
• The problem began when China made hospitals self-funding in the1990s to ease a heavy burden on state coffers.
  中国自1990年代以来，为减轻国库负担，开始要求医院自行筹募资金，而问题就是在这个时候衍生开来。
• You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
  也许你有数不尽的财产；几匣子珠宝，几箱子金子。