founders

英 [ˈfaʊndəz]

美 [ˈfaʊndərz]

n.  (组织、机构等的)创建者，创办者，发起人
v.  失败; 破产; 沉没
founder的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• All three founders state that cases on Brazil were an inspiration.
  三位创始人都说，巴西的国情触发了他们的灵感。
• They override agreements entered into voluntarily by founders and investors.
  它们推翻了创始人和投资者自愿达成的协议。
• There is indeed a theory that jerks or assholes make the most successful founders/ CEOs.
  确实有一种理论认为，令人讨厌的人或混蛋可以成为最成功的创始人和CEO。
• In some listings, I have questioned the motives of the founders in taking the company public.
  我怀疑过一些公司的创始人将公司上市变成公众公司的动机。
• The genius of our founders is that they designed a system of government that can be changed.
  我们奠基者们的天才之处在于他们设计了可变革的政体。
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality.
  我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。
• Often at small and midsize companies, founders will have the same top title.
  通常在中小型公司中，多位创始人会拥有相同的最高头衔。
• But a divorce really ends a company. A divorce between founders really ends a company.
  但是分裂真的会终止一个公司，一个，建立者之间的分裂会终结一个公司。
• These and seven other female founders make up the 2013 class of fortune most powerful women entrepreneurs.
  这3位女性和其他7位女性创始人构成了2013年《财富》杂志最有影响力的女创业家（FortuneMostPowerfulWomenEntrepreneurs）的名单。
• Some have contacted the founders and they have hired several HBS alumni.
  有些与他们进行了接洽，他们也聘用了几位哈佛商学院的校友。