"coffers" in Chinese (Simplified)
金库资金(机构的)
Definition
“Coffers” 指一个组织、政府或有时个人拥有的资金或财力。原意是保险箱,现在多指金库或财政资金。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式或新闻报道环境,常指政府、城市、慈善机构的资金。日常口语较少用于个人。常见表达有“充实金库”、“金库空了”。不要和“保险箱”混淆,后者是实物。
Examples
The city's coffers are almost empty after building the park.
建造公园后,这座城市的**金库**几乎空了。
Taxes help fill the government’s coffers.
税收有助于充实政府的**金库**。
The charity’s coffers grew thanks to the donations.
由于捐款,这家慈善机构的**资金**增加了。
Corruption scandals left their coffers drained for years.
腐败丑闻让他们的**金库**多年枯竭。
The football club was eager to boost its coffers by selling merchandise.
足球俱乐部渴望通过销售商品增加自己的**资金**。
A surprise donation put millions into the university’s coffers overnight.
一笔意外捐款让大学的**金库**一夜之间多了几百万。