foundered

英 [ˈfaʊndəd] 美 [ˈfaʊndərd]

v.  失败; 破产; 沉没
founder的过去分词和过去式

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  1. N-COUNT 创办人;创立者;奠基者
    The founder of 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。
  2. VERB 失败;崩溃;垮掉
    If something such as a plan or project founders, 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。
  3. VERB (船只)沉没
    If a ship founders, 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。
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双语例句

  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。
  2. Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
    三艘船在波涛汹涌的海面上沉没了。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. Since Mr Putin regained the presidency last year, his foreign policy has foundered.
    自从去年普京重新当选总统以来，他的外交政策一直没有起色。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. Plans for a new stadium have foundered for lack of funds.
    修建新体育馆的计划因缺乏资金而告吹。
  13. 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。
  14. I have not become downhearted or low-spirited. The collision foundered the ship.
    我并没有灰心或消沉。撞击使该船进水沉没。
  15. Past attempts to offer infrastructure finance in return for oil blocks have foundered.
    中国以前用基础设施融资换取石油区块的尝试已经失败。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. 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。
  23. 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。
  24. 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。
  25. These efforts foundered largely because of problems over pricing and financing of asset transfers.
    这些努力失败的主要原因，在于资产转移的定价和融资问题。
  26. 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。
  27. The ship foundered in the heavy seas.
    这船在茫茫大海中沉没了。
  28. Negotiations over the federal constitution almost foundered on the subject of the Murray-Darling.
    关于修改联邦宪法的谈判几乎在墨累-达令问题上崩盘。
  29. The plan foundered in its early stages.
    这项计划在早期阶段就失败了。
  30. 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。
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