foundering
v. 創始人( founder的現在分詞 )
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.
他是該大學醫學院的建立人之一。
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.
對話已經破裂了,原因主要是因為一些政府成員不願意和犯罪分子達成協議。
If a ship founders, it fills with water and sinks.
Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
三艘船在波濤洶湧的海面上沉沒了。
1. (of a ship) sinking
The lifeboat soon got abreast of the foundering ship.
救生艇很快就趕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.
由於就全球氣候變化的談判破裂,透過這種方式來為REDD集資前景堪憂.