founder
UK ['faʊn.dər] US [-dɚ] noun countable
IMPROVER
■someone who establishes an organization 创立者；创建者；创办者•She is the founder and managing director of the company.她是公司的创办者兼总经理。
UK ['faʊn.dər] US [-dɚ] verb intransitive
■(especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink （尤指船）沉没•The ferry foundered in a heavy storm, taking many of the passengers and crew with it.这艘渡船在一次强风暴中沉没，很多乘客和船员遇难。 ■to be unsuccessful 失败；破产•Teaching computers to read and write has always foundered on the unpredictable human element in language.教电脑读写的尝试总是因为语言中不可预测的人为因素而宣告失败。 |