foundered
英 [ˈfaʊndəd]
美 [ˈfaʊndərd]
v. 失败; 破产; 沉没
founder的过去分词和过去式
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.
双语例句
- Inadequate capital certainly explained why many, if not all, financial institutions foundered in 2007 and 2008.
资本金不足的确解释了为什么许多（即便不是全部）金融机构在2007年和2008年纷纷倒闭。 - The council's plans for new community services have foundered because of budget cuts.
因为削减预算，市政会的新社区服务计划泡汤了。 - The collision foundered the ship. The typhoon sank several fishing boats.
撞击使该船进水沉没。台风使好几艘渔船沉没了。 - Negotiations over the federal constitution almost foundered on the subject of the Murray-Darling.
关于修改联邦宪法的谈判几乎在墨累-达令问题上崩盘。 - On the fateful last shot, Emmons foundered, shooting 7.6.
在至关重要的最后一枪，埃蒙斯又失手了，只打出了7.6环。 - Since Mr Putin regained the presidency last year, his foreign policy has foundered.
自从去年普京重新当选总统以来，他的外交政策一直没有起色。 - These efforts foundered largely because of problems over pricing and financing of asset transfers.
这些努力失败的主要原因，在于资产转移的定价和融资问题。 - I heard since my return that his ship foundered and none escaped, but one cabin-boy.
我这次归来后才听说他的船沉没了，除了一位船舱招待员脱险以外，船上人员无一幸免。 - Chinese businesses are also conscious that repeated attempts to establish special economic zones in North Korea since 1991 have foundered because of a lack of policy support in China and North Korea.
中国企业还意识到，由于在中国和朝鲜缺乏政策支持，1991年以来在朝鲜建立特别经济区的多次尝试已经失败。 - Parallels between the Titanic and the banks and companies that foundered in the financial and economic crisis are numerous.
泰坦尼克号（titanic）与金融和经济危机中垮掉的银行及公司存在许多相似之处。