Hope chest
n. （未婚女子贮存嫁妆用的）嫁妆箱
📖 牛津释义
hope chest
(US) = bottom drawer (bottom).
🧩 词语组成解析
hope
[hop]
n. 希望，期望;希望的东西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情况;抱有希望的理由;
vt.& vi. 希望，期望;
vt. [俚语]相信，认为;
vi. 希望，盼望，期待;
chest
[tʃest]
n. 胸部，胸腔;箱子;金库;资金;
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm asking in the five thousand a month.
我要求月薪5000元。
Reason governs the wise man a cudgels the fool.
理智指导聪明人，而且打击愚蠢汉。
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。