cookie jar
US /ˈkʊk.i ˌdʒɑːr/
UK /ˈkʊk.i ˌdʒɑːr/
1.
餅乾罐
a jar for keeping cookies in
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My grandmother always kept her homemade chocolate chip cookies in a ceramic cookie jar on the counter.
我奶奶總是把她自製的巧克力曲奇放在櫃檯上的陶瓷餅乾罐裡。
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The child's hand was caught in the cookie jar.
孩子的手被卡在餅乾罐裡了。
2.
非法資金來源, 餅乾罐 (比喻)
a source of money or resources that is tempting to take from, often illicitly
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The politician was accused of having his hand in the public's cookie jar.
這位政客被指控把手伸進了公眾的餅乾罐。
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He was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, taking money from the company's petty cash.
他被抓了個現行，從公司的備用金中拿錢，手伸進了餅乾罐。