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

• All three founders state that cases on Brazil were an inspiration.
  三位创始人都说，巴西的国情触发了他们的灵感。
• 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 company founders include a husband-and-wife team, Tom Costello and Anna Patterson, as chief executive and president.
  Cuil公司创始人包括一对夫妻组合：汤姆•卡斯特罗（TomCostello）和安娜•帕特森（AnnaPatterson），分别担任首席执行官和总裁。
• The Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have also expressed personal interest in space exploration.
  谷歌创始人拉里·佩奇（Larrypage）和谢尔盖·布林（SergeyBrin）也曾表达过对于太空探索的个人兴趣。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 farmers are the founders of civilization and prosperity.
  农民是文明和繁荣的奠基者。
• Google founders see themselves as pioneers in stripping accountability from the capital markets system.
  谷歌的几位创始人把自己当成了超脱于资本市场体系责任之外的先行者。
• 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）。