foundering

英 [ˈfaʊndərɪŋ]

美 [ˈfaʊndərɪŋ]

v.  失败; 破产; 沉没
founder的现在分词

经济

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.
  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

• (of a ship) sinking
  Synonym:going under

双语例句

• The committee thus risks foundering on the same rock as its predecessors.
  委员会因此有可能像他的前辈一样吊死在同一棵树上。
• 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。
• The Forms and Features of Organized Crimes on the Early Stage of the foundering of the PRC
  建国初期有组织犯罪形态及特征
• Foundering in shoreless gulfs the world is done.
  在岸的海湾沉没，世界就此成型。
• The United States is unhappy, divided and foundering both at home and abroad.
  如今，美国既失意又分裂，国内国外都一败涂地。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can the world's biggest chipmaker reverse its foundering fortunes?
  世界最大芯片制造商能否逆转颓势？
• 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。