英:[ˈkɒfə(r)]
美:[ˈkɔfə(r)]
英:[ˈkɒfə(r)]
美:[ˈkɔfə(r)]
cof·fer
kaw fr
复数:coffers
第三人称单数:coffers
现在分词:coffering
过去式:coffered
过去分词:coffered
词根:coffer
n.cofferdam 围堰;潜水箱
vt.cofferdam 修筑围堰
noun
chestespecially: strongbox put the money in the coffer
Among the items at the auction was an 18th-century oak coffer.
treasury, funds—usually used in pluralcorporate coffers
… public coffers running dry in a bleak economy …—Vivienne Walt and Roya Wolverson
a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling, or soffit
ceiling coffers
verb
transitive verb
to store or hoard up in a coffer
coffered his military memorabilia
to form (something, such as a ceiling) with recessed panels
A ceiling that is coffered will bring an added dimension to a large room.
13世纪中期,“用于保管贵重物品的盒子或箱子”,源自古法语 cofre “箱子”(12世纪,现代法语 coffre),源自拉丁语 cophinus “篮子”(见 coffin)。因此, coffers 在比喻意义上指“国库; 个人、机构等的财富和金钱资源”,14世纪晚期。
Noun Middle English cofre, coffre, borrowed from Anglo-French, altered (with n to r) from Latin cophinus "large basket, hamper" (sense "chest" attested in early Medieval Latin), borrowed from Greek kóphinos "large basket" — more at coffin >entry 1 Verb Middle English cofren, derivative of cofre coffer >entry 1
The first known use of coffer was in the 13th century
cogitateverb
to think over : ponder
cognoun
a tooth on the rim of a wheel adjusted to fit notches in another wheel or bar and to give or receive motion
a person whose job is of low rank but still important
cognoun
a tooth on the rim of a wheel adjusted to fit notches in another wheel or bar and to give or receive motion
a person whose job is of low rank but still important
cogentadjective
appealing forcibly to the mind : convincing a cogent argument
cogent evidence
being to the point : pertinent
some cogent remarks on the situation
cogentadjective
appealing forcibly to the mind : convincing a cogent argument
cogent evidence
being to the point : pertinent
some cogent remarks on the situation
cogencynoun
the quality or state of being cogent
cognoun
a tooth on the rim of a wheel adjusted to fit notches in another wheel or bar and to give or receive motion
a person whose job is of low rank but still important
coffinnoun
a box or case to hold a dead body
coffernoun
a box used especially to store money and valuables
treasury sense 1, funds—usually used in plural
coffernoun
a box used especially to store money and valuables
treasury sense 1, funds—usually used in plural
1 And far from devaluing the property as a moneymaking machine, it has created an honorable stream of income that should pour into the estate’s coffers for years to come.
2 Literary creation is no longer restricted to career writers who live off the government coffer.
现今的文学创作已不再局限于那些靠政府发工资的职业作家.
3 Down to core staff and diminished coffers, the fate of Pied Piper currently rests with a “clickfarm” in Bangladesh, which Jared has secretly funded as a stopgap measure to goose up usage numbers.
4 In this economic and political environment, the coffer is coming into being.
在这样的经济、政治环境下, 产生了“小金库”现象.
5 The trigger was a plan by Malta to sell citizenship for 650,000 euros to non-European applicants to ease the country's debts by attracting 30 million euros yearly into state coffers.
6 The girl is allowed to dunk her biscuits in her coffer.
这女孩得到允许,可以把饼干放在咖啡里浸一浸吃。
7 Three compartments divided the coffer.
那只钱柜分成了三格。
8 The dome itself is made of a porous type of limestone, like pumice, mixed with concrete, and has five rings of 28 rectangular coffers.
9 He has been outspoken on the issue of the secondary ticket market in which insane sums end up in the coffers of ticket agents who have nothing to do with the creation of the work.
10 Close to the coffer lay a monster, who warned him to return whence he came.
铁箱附近守着一只妖怪,它警告那人说,从哪里来,回哪里去。
11 Snubbed revival Gigi saw a huge boost in its final week of performances, but even with an extra $110k in its coffers the show failed to pull in even half of its gross potential.
12 Along with Wicked, almost a quarter of the total box box office rested in the coffers of the top three shows.
13 Senoia, Covington, Atlanta, Savannah and a few other Georgia towns have also been sprinkled with Hollywood stardust that promises to plump tax coffers and retail receipts.
14 Bless all you kind and generous folk ready to empty your wallets into the Dregs’ coffers and call it a good time.
15 With the conditions dictated by festival coffers, these shows will have precious little spontaneity or sense of event, the only aspect of their shtick that was even remotely engrossing.
16 The measure would also extend tax deductions for business investment, a provision that would put $50 billion in business coffers over two years, according to the White House.
17 The investigation uncovered overwhelming evidence that Tweed was siphoning millions from city tax coffers.
18 But after the hoopla, the diamonds often disappear into coffers of the very rich, only to reappear when an auction hammer comes down on a mega-million-dollar sale.
19 But to the Inka the brimming coffers signified prestige and plenty; it was all part of the plan.
20 Casa Daros' status as a privately financed project distinguishes it from the other new museums, most of which have received funds from municipal or other public coffers.
2 保险柜
3 把…装入箱内
4 浮船坞
6 资金
fund capital finance purse funding chest treasury wherewithal bankroll cash pocket coffers money capitalization ante munition
9 拦住
10 藻井
11 隔离舱
13 箱子
14 贮藏
store supply storage reserve reservoir hoard repertory hoarding stowage bestowal stash cache bestow garner reposit
17 银柜
19 围堰
20 花格镶板
22 格子天花板