founder
英 [ˈfaʊndə(r)]
美 [ˈfaʊndər]
n. (组织、机构等的)创建者，创办者，发起人
v. 失败; 破产; 沉没
复数：founders 过去式：foundered 过去分词：foundered 现在分词：foundering 第三人称单数：founders
Collins.1 / BNC.4206 / COCA.2800
牛津词典
noun
- （组织、机构等的）创建者，创办者，发起人
a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes sth to be built- the founder and president of the company
公司的创办人和总裁
- the founder and president of the company
verb
- 失败；破产
to fail because of a particular problem or difficulty- The peace talks foundered on a basic lack of trust.
由于缺乏基本信任，和平谈判搁浅。
- The peace talks foundered on a basic lack of trust.
- 沉没
to fill with water and sink- Our boat foundered on a reef.
我们的船触礁沉没。
- Our boat foundered on a reef.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 创办人;创立者;奠基者
Thefounderof an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money.- He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.
他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。
- He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.
- VERB 失败;崩溃;垮掉
If something such as a plan or projectfounders, it fails because of a particular point, difficulty, or problem.- The talks have foundered, largely because of the reluctance of some members of the government to do a deal with criminals.
对话已经破裂了，原因主要是因为一些政府成员不愿意和犯罪分子达成协议。
- The talks have foundered, largely because of the reluctance of some members of the government to do a deal with criminals.
- VERB (船只)沉没
If a shipfounders, it fills with water and sinks.- Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
三艘船在波涛汹涌的海面上沉没了。
- Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
英英释义
noun
- a person who founds or establishes some institution
- George Washington is the father of his country
- a worker who makes metal castings
- inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
verb
- stumble and nearly fall
- the horses foundered
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- The wall collapsed
- The business collapsed
- The dam broke
- The roof collapsed
- The wall gave in
- The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
- sink below the surface
- fail utterly
- The project foundered
双语例句
- Patrick McGovern, founder and chairman of IDG, are present at the signing ceremony.
美国国际数据集团创始人及董事长麦戈文等出席了签字仪式。 - He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.
他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 - Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies.
乔布斯，苹果创始人，去世了。 - And easily makes its founder Reid Hoffman a newly minted billionaire.
公司创始人里德·霍夫曼（ReidHoffman）不费吹灰之力成为了新的亿万富豪。 - Arianna Huffington, founder of the highly successful blog network Huffington Post, uses a medical analogy.
非常成功的博客（网志）网络HuffingtonPost的创始人AriannaHuffington用了一个医学类比。 - He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.
他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 - Warren Buffett, the billionaire founder of Berkshire Hathaway, disclosed on Tuesday that he has stage-one prostate cancer.
亿万富翁、伯克希尔哈撒韦公司（BerkshireHathaway）创始人沃伦巴菲特（WarrenBuffett）周二透露，他患上了前列腺癌，目前处于一期阶段。 - He was the founder and guiding spirit of New York's Shakespeare Festival.
他是纽约莎士比亚戏剧节的创始人及领导者。 - The founder of modern Chinese art career, outstanding artist and art educator.
中国现代美术事业的奠基者，杰出的画家和美术教育家。 - The teacher training college put up a plaque to the college's founder.
那所教师培训学院为该学院的创立者立了一块纪念牌匾。