founders

英 [ˈfaʊndəz]

美 [ˈfaʊndərz]

n.  (组织、机构等的)创建者，创办者，发起人
v.  失败; 破产; 沉没
founder的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• But when they divvied up the power in their new creation, its founders practised some low numerical arts.
  但是当他们在新的创造物中分配权利时，他的创始人们犯了一些低级的数字方面的错误。
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality.
  我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。
• But a divorce really ends a company. A divorce between founders really ends a company.
  但是分裂真的会终止一个公司，一个，建立者之间的分裂会终结一个公司。
• We are not a Christian nation, and our founders specifically forbid us to become so.
  我们不是一个基督教国家，和我们的创始人特别是不让我们成为如此。
• Often at small and midsize companies, founders will have the same top title.
  通常在中小型公司中，多位创始人会拥有相同的最高头衔。
• The genius of our founders is that they designed a system of government that can be changed.
  我们奠基者们的天才之处在于他们设计了可变革的政体。
• The founders of these companies are internationally famous and frequently grace the covers of time and Forbes magazines.
  这些公司的创立者全球闻名，频繁出现在《时代》和《福布斯》杂志的封面上。
• The founders of the USA left important precedents.
  美国的建立者留下了很多重要的先例（复习：precedent，取决于pre=before）。
• These and seven other female founders make up the 2013 class of fortune most powerful women entrepreneurs.
  这3位女性和其他7位女性创始人构成了2013年《财富》杂志最有影响力的女创业家（FortuneMostPowerfulWomenEntrepreneurs）的名单。
• The farmers are the founders of civilization and prosperity.
  农民是文明和繁荣的奠基者。