foundering
v. 创始人( founder的现在分词 )
The founder of 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。
If something such as a plan or project founders, 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。
If a ship founders, 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。
1. (of a ship) sinking
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.
With global climate - change negotiations foundering, the prospects of raising cash for REDD that way look poor.
由于就全球气候变化的谈判破裂,通过这种方式来为REDD集资前景堪忧.