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

• 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。
• BYD founder Wang Chuanfu, Buffett said, is a genius.
  比亚迪创办人王传福可是个天才，巴菲特说。
• Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies.
  乔布斯，苹果创始人，去世了。
• What is interesting is that they have appointed outsiders to run the company and the founder has retired.
  有趣的是，他们已任命外界企业的管理和已退休的创始人。
• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.
  他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• He was the founder of this society.
  他是这一团体的创立者。
• Though the service is available only in California, its founder Michael Cane says he plans to franchise it in other states
  尽管只有在加利福尼亚才有这项服务，其创立者迈克尔·凯恩表示计划在其他州出售特许经营权。
• 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。
• 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。
• American Bill Gates is known around the world as founder and former chairman of Microsoft Corporation.
  作为微软公司的成立者和前总裁，美国人比尔盖茨享誉世界。