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
- 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。 - Foundering in shoreless gulfs the world is done.
在岸的海湾沉没，世界就此成型。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Boats that fisherman usually dodge have sometimes plucked them off foundering vessels.
渔民们通常竭力规避的小艇有时却把他们从要沉没的船上救出来。 - 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。 - 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。 - What was meant by a ship foundering in the sea;
大海沉船是怎么回事。