n. 奠基者，创立者，创办人。 n. 铸造工，翻砂工；铸件。 vi. 1.【航海】沉没。 2.失败，垮掉。 3.(土地等)陷落；掉进(泥淖等里) (in) (房屋等)倒塌。 4.(马等)摔倒。 5.(马)患蹄叶炎。 vt. 1.使沉没。 2.使摔倒，弄跛(马脚)；使倒塌，使垮掉。 3.破坏，损害。 n. (马的)蹄叶炎，胸肌风湿 (＝ chest founder)。
a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" 同义词：beginner, founding father, father,
a worker who makes metal castings
inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse 同义词：laminitis,
stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" 同义词：collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break,
sink below the surface
fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" 同义词：fall through, fall flat, flop,
例句与用法
1.
The liner foundered in heavy seas . 那艘班轮遇到巨大海浪而沉没。
2.
He is said to be the founder of modern astronomy . 他被誉为现代天文学的奠基人。
3.
They were substantially the founders of civilization . 他们实质上是文明的建立者。
4.
They are the founders of this nation . 他们是开国先贤。
5.
For a while it looked as if their scheme would founder . 一时间，他们的计划眼看要落空了。
6.
Perhaps that is because the founder lies outside history . 那也许是因为奠基人已置身于历史之外。
7.
The actual founder of my line was my grandfather's brother . 我们家系的实际创始人是我祖父的哥哥。
8.
The third reich survived the death of its founder by seven days . 第三帝国比它的缔造者多活了七天。
9.
At 10∶40 the great ship turned over and foundered . 那艘强大的战舰在十点四十分的时候船底朝天沉没了。
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