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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• We funded them because we liked the founders so much.
  我们投资它，只是因为我们太喜欢他的创始人了。
• 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。
• In some listings, I have questioned the motives of the founders in taking the company public.
  我怀疑过一些公司的创始人将公司上市变成公众公司的动机。
• The farmers are the founders of civilization and prosperity.
  农民是文明和繁荣的奠基者。
• 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。
• Meanwhile big business founders such as Mark Zuckerberg and the late Steve jobs are more famous than ever before.
  与此同时，大型企业创始人如马克扎克伯格（markzuckerberg）和已故的史蒂夫乔布斯（stevejobs）等人比以往更加出名。
• They were substantially the founders of civilization.
  他们实质上是文明的建立者。