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
- Fortunately the ship has not actually sunk, but has foundered on some rocks.
幸运的是他们的船并未真地沉没，而是撞毁在几块礁石上。 - His academic progress foundered in1999, when he failed seven subjects, including Chinese, at high school.
但与之相伴的是，在高中期末考试，他有7门功课不及格，包括语文课，他花了一年时间追赶。 - But the larger part of them foundered near the shore.
可惜大部分都在离岸不远的地方沉没了。 - The Clinton plan had foundered on the many procedural hurdles it had to clear in Congress.
克林顿的计划由于遇到必须在国会里排除许多程序上的障碍而失败了。 - But without well-grounded goals, some high-profile early projects have foundered.
但是由于没有脚踏实地的目标，很多早期宣传得颇为高调的项目最后都以失败而告终。 - Presidents in the past have foundered on the peace process issue-so it's too dangerous.
有许多人说不要这样做，他们说，过去有许多总统都在中东和平进程上失败了，因此这是一个非常危险的任务。 - Without their assistance the arrangement will have foundered pretty quickly.
没有他们的帮助这项安排早就落空了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。