| [/ˈkɔfə(r); ˋkɔfɚ/] n 用法:
1 [C] large strong box for holding money or other valuables; chest 保险柜; 保险箱; 箱子. 用法:
2 coffers [pl] (fml 文) store of money; treasury; funds 金库; 资金:
The nation's coffers are empty. 国库空虚. 用法:
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）. 用法:
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. |