1 N-COUNT 贵重物品箱;保险箱 A coffer is a large strong chest used for storing valuable objects such as money or gold and silver. 贵重物品箱;保险箱 [old-fashioned]
2 N-PLURAL [n NOUN] 财源;金库;资金 The coffers of an organization consist of the money that it has to spend, imagined as being collected together in one place. 财源;金库;资金
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The proceeds from the lottery go towards sports and recreation, as well as swelling the coffers of the government. [+ of]
彩票收入用于发展体育和娱乐产业,同时还用来充实国库。
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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。
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