coffer
n
1 [C] large strong box for holding money or other valuables; chest 保险柜; 保险箱; 箱子.
2 coffers [pl]
(fml 文) store of money; treasury; funds 金库; 资金
The nation's coffers are empty. 国库空虚.
3 [C] (architecture 建) ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, etc 镶板; 藻井(天花板、 圆屋顶等凹陷的装饰镶嵌板).
4 (also `coffer-dam) [C]
watertight structure built or placed round an area of water which can then be pumped dry to allow building work (eg on a bridge) to be done inside it 围堰; 沉箱.
🗣️ 情景例句
He gave them to me to hold on to them
他给我戒指, 要我自己保管,
I'm Clifton, and I've been associated with this project since the beginning.
我叫克里夫敦,从一开始我就参与了这项计划。
Some people think that the weather is unpleasant, the city ugly and dirty, the competition fierce and the streets unsafe.