Exchequer
[ ɪks'tʃɛkɚ ]
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n. （英国）财政部;国库，金库;
📝 例句
There's nothing left in the exchequer this month.
本月份本人国库空虚.
His exchequer is low.
他的经济状况不好。
The exchequer early achieved independence.
财政部很早就取得独立了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ex-前缀“出”,chequer-check支票:开出支票的地方→国库,财政部
※ ex-前缀“出”,cheque-支票,er-引申为…地方:出支票的地方→国库
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
exchequer
n
1 the Exchequer [sing]
(Brit) government department in charge of public money 财政部
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain. 英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣.
2 [C]
(a) public or national supply of money; treasury 公共财源; 国库.
(b) (often joc 常作戏谑语) person's supply of money 个人的钱财
There's nothing left in the exchequer this month. 本月份本人国库空虚.
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I gave that idea up a long time ago.
我很久以前就放弃了那个想法了。
I'm glad that we've settled the price.
很高兴我们就价格达成了共识。
Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
蜗牛当然是道主菜。