cookie jar

US /ˈkʊk.i ˌdʒɑːr/
UK /ˈkʊk.i ˌdʒɑːr/
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1.

饼干罐

a jar for keeping cookies in

:
My grandmother always kept her homemade chocolate chip cookies in a ceramic cookie jar on the counter.
我奶奶总是把她自制的巧克力曲奇放在柜台上的陶瓷饼干罐里。
The child's hand was caught in the cookie jar.
孩子的手被卡在饼干罐里了。
2.

非法资金来源, 饼干罐 (比喻)

a source of money or resources that is tempting to take from, often illicitly

:
The politician was accused of having his hand in the public's cookie jar.
这位政客被指控把手伸进了公众的饼干罐
He was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, taking money from the company's petty cash.
他被抓了个现行,从公司的备用金中拿钱,手伸进了饼干罐