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.
  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

• The collision foundered the ship. The typhoon sank several fishing boats.
  撞击使该船进水沉没。台风使好几艘渔船沉没了。
• The council's plans for new community services have foundered because of budget cuts.
  因为削减预算，市政会的新社区服务计划泡汤了。
• 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。
• Its fragile efforts to revive foundered when payment disputes with suppliers halted production and its CEO abruptly resigned.
  萨博和供应商发生付款纠纷之后，汽车被迫停产，加之首席执行官突然辞职，使得其图谋复兴的努力付诸东流。
• The plan foundered in its early stages.
  这项计划在早期阶段就失败了。
• On the fateful last shot, Emmons foundered, shooting 7.6.
  在至关重要的最后一枪，埃蒙斯又失手了，只打出了7.6环。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• The ship foundered in the heavy seas.
  这船在茫茫大海中沉没了。