war chest
war chest — 名詞
1. a large amount of cash that a group keeps ready, so it can pay for a campaign, a
備戰資金
為競選或大型對抗預先準備的大筆資金
a large amount of cash that a group keeps ready, so it can pay for a campaign, a contest, or a costly plan when the time comes
The mayor built a huge war chest before the election, ready to outspend every rival.
市長在選舉前累積了龐大的競選資金，準備在花費上壓過每一位對手。
build a war chest before [a contest]
Emre's startup raised a war chest of forty million dollars to fight off bigger competitors.
Emre 的新創公司募到四千萬美元的備戰金，用來對抗規模更大的競爭者。
a war chest of [amount]
With a strong war chest, the union could support striking workers for many months.
有了雄厚的備戰金，工會就能支援罷工的工人好幾個月。
Gita warned the board that their war chest was almost empty after the long legal battle.
Gita 警告董事會，經過漫長的官司後，他們的備戰金幾乎已經見底。
The party spent years quietly saving a war chest for the next national campaign.
這個政黨花了好幾年，悄悄為下一次全國競選存下一筆競選資金。
文法句型
a war chest of [amount]
build/raise a war chest
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a group — a party, company, union, or government — not a single private person. The money is held in reserve for one big future effort, so it pairs with verbs like build, raise, save, and spend.