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
- 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。 - 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。 - Arbitrage strategies that took market liquidity for granted also foundered.
认为市场流动性是理所当然的套利战略也跌了跟头。 - The ferry foundered in a heavy storm, taking many of the passengers and crew with it.
在一次大暴风雨中，渡船沉没，淹死了许多乘客和船员。 - The move came as an opposition call to boycott the elections foundered Sunday.
因为星期日反对党号召抵制选举受挫，所以才有了现在这样的举动。 - Econometric studies of saving behavior have foundered on both conceptual and practical difficulties.
储蓄行为的经济计量研究，不论在理论上还是实践中，都遇到了很多困难。 - 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。 - From an economic standpoint, international efforts until now have foundered on a fundamental free rider problem.
从经济的角度来看，国际努力到现在为止已经失败在基本的搭便车问题上。 - 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。