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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - Facing this chaos, EnglandandIrelandremain steadfast in pursuing the peace program, but they did not hold out much hope for preventing the two-year peace talk from foundering.
面对此情此景，英国和爱尔兰坚持和平计划，但它们对该计划能否使历时两年的和谈免遭失败不抱什么希望。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Even as a foundering consumer and a global recession may conspire to pinch corporate profits in2009, another factor could undercut earnings a bit more: the strong dollar.
就在美国企业2009年的利润可能因消费疲软和全球经济衰退的双重作用而出现下降之际，另一个有可能削弱企业利润的因素也浮出水面，那就是美元走强。 - Phenomena of integral settlement existing in foundering rock mass
陷落柱中的岩体存在整体下沉现象 - Should the foundering and loss of the ship have become inevitable, the master may decide to abandon the ship. however, such abandonment shall be reported to the shipowner for approval except in case of emergency.
在船舶的沉没、毁灭不可避免的情况下，长可以作出弃船决定；但是，除紧急情况外，应当报经船舶所有人同意。