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

• Professor Yang Chengzong is one of the founders of radiochemistry in China.
  杨承宗教授是我国放射化学的奠基人。
• They were substantially the founders of civilization.
  他们实质上是文明的建立者。
• 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。
• They override agreements entered into voluntarily by founders and investors.
  它们推翻了创始人和投资者自愿达成的协议。
• 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。
• Adam Smith is considered one of the founders of classical economics.
  阿当斯密被视为传统经济学派的创始人之一。
• 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。
• We will come through because our founders bequeathed us a political system of genius.
  我们会走出来的，因为我们的缔造者赋予了我们一个天才的政治体制。
• 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。
• I regularly bring this up with founders as I want them to be protected.
  我经常会提出这个条款，因为我希望创始人得到保护。