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a coffer of [valuables]
coffer 作名词时指存放贵重物品的箱子或保险箱。
The thieves escaped with a coffer of jewels.
窃贼带着一箱珠宝逃走了。
保险箱；金库
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保险箱；金库
a chest or strongbox for storing money or valuables
The thieves escaped with a coffer of jewels.
窃贼带着一箱珠宝逃走了。
存放钱或贵重物品的坚固箱子；保险箱
A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
天花板或穹顶上的装饰性凹镶板
An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
用于桥梁、堤道、船舶等水下施工的临时防水结构
A temporary watertight structure used during underwater construction of bridges, causeways, ships, etc.
(通常指组织的)钱款储备,金库
A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
The hotel manager kept the guests' passports in a small coffer behind the desk.
酒店经理把客人的护照放在前台后面的一个小保险箱里。
A wooden coffer sat on the shelf, filled with old maps.
一个木箱放在架子上，里面装满了旧地图。
The carpenter built two large coffers for the family's silver.
木匠为这家人打造了两个大箱子来存放银器。
coffer 作名词时指存放贵重物品的箱子或保险箱。
The thieves escaped with a coffer of jewels.
窃贼带着一箱珠宝逃走了。
coffers 用复数形式，常喻指政府或机构的资金、财力。
The new tax law is designed to swell the government's coffers.
新税法旨在增加政府的财政收入。
此处 coffers 指天花板或穹顶上的装饰性凹格，即藻井。
The coffers in the ceiling create a dramatic play of light and shadow.
天花板上的藻井营造出光影交织的戏剧效果。
coffer 作动词较少见，意为把……锁进箱子或保险箱。
The curator coffered the deed in a bank vault.
馆长把契约锁进银行金库。
Not this
The jeweler kept the diamonds in a coffin.
Use this
The jeweler kept the diamonds in a coffer.
Coffer 意为“保险箱/银箱”，coffin 意为“棺材”，两者拼写相近但意义完全不同。此句说的是存放贵重物品，应使用 coffer。
Not this
The government's coffer is empty after the crisis.
Use this
The government's coffers are empty after the crisis.
表示“国库、资金”时通常用复数形式 coffers，谓语动词也用复数。单数 coffer 指具体的箱子，不表示抽象的资金储备。
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国库；政府资金
The tax increase helped refill the state coffers.
增税帮助重新充实了国库。
政党资金
He donated a large sum to the party coffers.
他向政党资金捐赠了一大笔钱。
充实资金
Strong holiday sales filled the company's coffers.
强劲的假日销售充实了公司的资金。
资金枯竭
The city council had empty coffers after the flood.
洪水过后，市议会的资金枯竭了。
藻井天花板；方格天花板
The old library has a beautiful coffered ceiling.
这座老图书馆有一个漂亮的藻井天花板。
充实金库；增加资金
The new tax policy is expected to fill the coffers by millions of dollars.
新税收政策预计将使国库增加数百万美元。
公共资金；国库
The scandal involved the misuse of public coffers.
这起丑闻涉及滥用公共资金。
资金耗尽；囊中羞涩
After the expensive campaign, the party's coffers are empty.
昂贵的竞选活动结束后，该党的资金已经耗尽。
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把贵重物品放进 coffer（保险箱），而不是 coffin（棺材）——两个都是盒子，别放错。
语域：mixed 常见场景：architecture、historical/literary writing、museum/antique contexts coffer 的语体随义项变化：作“天花板凹格/藻井”时多用于建筑或艺术史专业语境；作“存放贵重物品的箱子”时偏正式，较常见于历史、文学或文物描述。日常口语通常用 safe、vault 或 box 等更简单的词。
在英式发音中，offer /ˈɒfə/、cougher /ˈkɒfə/、scoffer /ˈskɒfə/ 与 coffer /ˈkɒfə/ 押韵。拼写相似的 coffee /ˈkɒfi/、coffin /ˈkɒfɪn/、cough /kɒf/ 发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.