1N-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]
2N-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
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。
Large public and private companies have long been contributors to Tory party coffers.