1. N-COUNT A coffer is a large, strong chest used for storing valuable objects such as money or gold and silver. 保險(xiǎn)柜[老式]

2. N-PLURAL The coffers of an organization consist of the money that it has to spend, imagined as being collected together in one place. (某機(jī)構(gòu)的)金庫(kù)

The proceeds from the lottery go towards sports and recreation, as well as swelling the coffers of the government. 彩票收入用于體育和娛樂事業(yè)，以及充實(shí)國(guó)庫(kù)。