foundering
英 [ˈfaʊndərɪŋ]
美 [ˈfaʊndərɪŋ]
v. 失败; 破产; 沉没
founder的现在分词
COCA.34236
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.
英英释义
noun
- (of a ship) sinking
双语例句
- Ms. Yingluck's plans to hold an election to capitalize on the popularity of her pro-poor subsidies and spending plans already appear to be foundering, however.
英拉计划举行选举，利用其对贫困人口有利的补贴和开支计划获得的民望，但这个计划已经显得摇摇欲坠。 - We were not much more than a quarter of an hour out for ship but we saw her sink, and then I understood for the first time what was meant by a ship foundering in the sea;
离开大船不到一刻钟，我们就看到它沉下去了。这时，我才平生第一次懂得大海沉船是怎么回事。 - He did not mention the foundering trade negotiations in the Pacific and across the Atlantic.
他没有提及面临失败的跨太平洋以及跨大西洋贸易谈判。 - Phenomena of integral settlement existing in foundering rock mass
陷落柱中的岩体存在整体下沉现象 - Ranging from jump-starting TV and Web convergence to pumping life into the company's foundering search product, Vista promises to push the broadband envelope.
范围从刚刚起步的TV和网络的结合到向生活大量投入的公司开发的搜索产品，Vista承诺推出宽带保护。 - Instead of first reflecting on his own anxieties and insecurities, the individual lashes out at others, placing the blame for the foundering relationship on them.
这些人不是率先反思自己的焦虑与不安全感，而是猛烈批评对方，责怪对方才是导致关系恶化的根源。 - Some observers have warned of the possibilities of Chinese deals in Europe foundering because of a lack of understanding by the Chinese owners of European business practices.
一些观察人士已发出警告，称中国公司在欧洲的交易可能失败，因为中国投资者对欧洲商业惯例缺乏了解。 - As for the cultivation of badminton reserve talents, Hunan Province has successful experiences such as the care of local government, the foundering of badminton schools and so on, which should be concluded and recommended as a Classical Project in Hunan.
湖南省羽毛球后备人才培养具有地方政府重视、成立羽毛球运动学校等成功经验，作为湖南的精品工程，是值得总结和推荐。 - The lifeboat soon got abreast of the foundering ship.
救生艇很快就赶到了那艘正在下沉的船旁。 - Since its foundering in17th century, tai chi chuan after several hundred years of successive development, has become the first world martial art participated by the largest number of people.
自17世纪创编以来，经过几百年的不断发展，太极拳已经成为参练人数最多的世界第一武术运动。