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　

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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
  1. the founder and president of the company
     公司的创办人和总裁

verb

• 失败；破产
  to fail because of a particular problem or difficulty
  1. The peace talks foundered on a basic lack of trust.
     由于缺乏基本信任，和平谈判搁浅。
• 沉没
  to fill with water and sink
  1. Our boat foundered on a reef.
     我们的船触礁沉没。

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.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
• VERB (船只)沉没
  If a shipfounders, it fills with water and sinks.
  1. Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
     三艘船在波涛汹涌的海面上沉没了。

英英释义

noun

• a person who founds or establishes some institution
  1. George Washington is the father of his country
  Synonym:beginnerfounding fatherfather
• a worker who makes metal castings
• inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
  Synonym:laminitis

verb

• stumble and nearly fall
  1. the horses foundered
• break down, literally or metaphorically
  1. The wall collapsed
  2. The business collapsed
  3. The dam broke
  4. The roof collapsed
  5. The wall gave in
  6. The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
  Synonym:collapsefall incave ingivegive waybreak
• sink below the surface
• fail utterly
  1. The project foundered
  Synonym:fall throughfall flatflop

双语例句

• He is the founder of impressionism.
  他是印象派的开山祖师。
• 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 one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.
  他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。
• 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。
• Credit Suisse's new partner, Founder Group, was established in1986 by Peking University.
  此次瑞信的新合作伙伴方正集团是由北京大学于1986年成立的一家大型企业集团。
• Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished
  没有了创始人的斗志与指引，公司逐渐走向没落。
• She is the founder and managing director of the company.
  她是公司的创立人和董事长。
• Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
  三艘船在波涛汹涌的海面上沉没了。
• Fortune selected Tencent founder Pony Ma for his digital and international know-how.
  《财富》的选择是腾讯（Tencent）创始人马化腾，原因是他对数字领域和国际市场的了解。
• The original founder is still head of the organization.
  原先的创立者现在仍然是这个组织的领导。