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单词 founder
释义
founder1 nounfounder2 verb
founderfound‧er1 /ˈfaʊndə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The shop is still run by the founder and his two sons.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He was thus the founder of physics teaching in Oxford University.
  • In it the founders dissolved also their own presbytery and headed back for their model to the ideal primitive church.
  • Larry Madden, founder of a liturgical think tank.
  • This is where many of the founders of industrial Prague rest.
  • This Jesuit was not only a profound preacher, but the founder of orphanages and improver of prison conditions.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=one who helped start an organization)· He was a founder member of the African National Congress.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· He was a founder member of the Junior Ministers' Convention in 1888.· McLachlan was a founder member of the Association of Public Analysts and one of the early presidents of that body.· In 1884 he became a founder member of the Art Workers' Guild.· She was also one of the founder members of a super pool of judges which brought more than 450 Mafia members to trial.· I am surprised that the city government has not accepted our proposal to be our founder member.· Mr Blinco was a founder member of the Coventry Reminiscence Theatre and he is currently working on a one-man show.· Registration required a minimum of 100 founder members.· In 1911 he was a founder member of the Photomicrographic Society, whose Barnard medal he endowed.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounfounderverbfound
someone who establishes a business, organization, school etc
founder1 nounfounder2 verb
founderfounder2 verb [intransitive] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfounder2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French fondrer, from Latin fundus ‘bottom’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
founder
Simple Form
Presenttheyfounder
itfounders
Pastit, theyfoundered
Present perfecttheyhave foundered
ithas foundered
Past perfectit, theyhad foundered
Futureit, theywill founder
Future perfectit, theywill have foundered
Continuous Form
Presenttheyare foundering
itis foundering
Pasttheywere foundering
itwas foundering
Present perfecttheyhave been foundering
ithas been foundering
Past perfectit, theyhad been foundering
Futureit, theywill be foundering
Future perfectit, theywill have been foundering
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • According to court records, Dubroff's business was foundering and he was facing eviction.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • By 1992 her marriage was foundering.
  • Detail does matter because concepts which are excellent in their general sweep can founder on a small matter of detail.
  • He has extracted land and money from business interests, but his revolutionary experiment has foundered from the start.
  • His business had started to founder and his company had gone into insolvent liquidation.
  • The will and morale and community of its people can founder.
word sets
WORD SETS
adrift, adjectiveaft, adjectiveahoy, interjectionaircraft carrier, nounamidships, adverbanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorage, nounark, nounastern, adverbballast, nounbarge, nounbargee, nounbargepole, nounbarnacle, nounbarque, nounbarrage, nounbeach, verbbeam, nounbecalmed, adjectiveberth, nounberth, verbbilge, nounbill of lading, nounbillow, nounblade, nounboat, nounboat hook, nounboathouse, nounboating, nounboatman, nounbob, verbbollard, nounboom, nounbow, nounbridge, nounbrig, nounbulkhead, nounbunk, nounbuoy, nouncabin, nouncabin boy, nouncabin class, nouncabin cruiser, nouncable, nouncanal, nouncanal boat, nouncanoe, nouncanoe, verbcapstan, nouncaptain, nouncatamaran, nouncircumnavigate, verbclipper, nouncoast, verbcoaster, nouncoastguard, nouncockpit, nouncommodore, nouncompanionway, nounconning tower, nouncoracle, nouncordage, nouncox, nouncoxswain, nouncraft, nouncrew, verbcrossing, nouncrow's nest, nouncruise, verbcruise liner, nouncruiser, nouncruise ship, nouncutter, noundeck, noundecompression chamber, nounderrick, noundinghy, noundisembark, verbdisgorge, verbdisplacement, noundock, noundock, verbdocker, noundockside, noundockyard, noundory, noundownstream, adverbdraught, noundraw, verbdrawbridge, noundredge, verbdredger, noundrift, verbdrift, noundrifter, noundriftwood, noundrilling platform, noundrown, verbdry dock, noundugout, noundyke, nounembark, verbensign, nounferry, nounferry, verbferryboat, nounfigurehead, nounfirst mate, nounfirst officer, nounfleet, nounflotilla, nounfo'c'sle, nounforecastle, nounfounder, verbfrigate, nounfrogman, noungalleon, noungalley, noungangplank, noungangway, noungondola, noungondolier, noungrappling iron, nounground, verbgunnel, noungunwale, nounhalyard, nounharbour, nounhatch, nounhawser, nounhelm, nounhelmsman, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhigh water mark, nounhold, nounhoot, nounhoot, verbhouseboat, nounhovercraft, nounhulk, nounhull, nounhydrofoil, nounhydroplane, nounhydroplane, verbicebreaker, nouninboard, adjectiveinflatable, nouninflow, nounJet Ski, nounjetty, nounjib, nounjunk, nounkayak, nounkeel, nounketch, nounknot, nounkt, land, verblanding stage, nounlane, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounleeward, adjectivelife belt, nounlifeboat, nounlife buoy, nounlife jacket, nounlifeline, nounlife preserver, nounlife raft, nounlife vest, nounlighter, nounlighthouse, nounlightship, nounliner, nounlist, verblock, nounlock keeper, nounlog book, nounlongshoreman, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounlow water mark, nounlugger, nounmainmast, nounmainsail, nounmaritime, adjectivemast, nounmaster, nounmasthead, nounmerchantman, nounmerchant navy, nounmerchant seaman, nounminesweeper, nounmizzen, nounmoor, verbmooring, nounmother ship, nounmotorboat, nounnarrow boat, nounnautical, adjectivenavigable, adjectivenavigate, verbnavigation, nounoakum, nounoar, nounoarlock, nounoarsman, nounoarswoman, nounoceangoing, adjectiveoffshore, adjectiveoil slick, nounoil tanker, nounoutboard motor, nounoutrigger, nounoverboard, adverboyster bed, nounpacket boat, nounpaddle, nounpaddle, verbpaddle steamer, nounpassage, nounpelagic, adjectiveperiscope, nounpier, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, verbPlimsoll line, nounplot, verbply, verbpoop deck, nounport, nounporthole, nounport of call, nounpowerboat, nounprivateer, nounpromenade deck, nounpropeller, nounprow, nounpunt, nounpunt, verbpurser, nounquadrant, nounquarterdeck, nounquay, nounraft, nounrafting, nounreef, verbrefit, verbregatta, nounresurface, verbrig, verbrig, nounrigging, nounroll, verbroll, nounroll-on roll-off, adjectivero-ro, nounrow, verbrowboat, nounrowing, nounrowing boat, nounrowlock, nounrubber dinghy, nounrudder, nounsail, verbsail, nounsailboat, nounsailing, nounsailing boat, nounsailing ship, nounsailor, nounsaloon, nounsampan, nounschooner, nounscull, nounscull, verbscupper, verbscupper, nounscuttle, verbseaborne, adjectivesea captain, nounsea dog, nounseafaring, adjectiveseagoing, adjectivesea lane, nounsea legs, nounsealer, nounseaman, nounseamanship, nounseaworthy, adjectivesheet, nounship, nounshipmate, nounshipping, nounshipping lane, nounship's chandler, nounshipwreck, nounshipwright, nounshipyard, nounside-wheeler, nounskiff, nounskull and crossbones, nounslaver, nounslipway, nounsloop, nounsluice, nounsmack, nounsonar, nounspar, nounspeedboat, nounsplice, verbSS, starboard, nounsteam, verbsteamboat, nounsteamer, nounsteamship, nounsteerage, nounsteersman, nounstern, nounstevedore, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstoker, nounsub, nounsubmarine, nounsubmarine, adjectivesubmersible, nounsundeck, nounsupertanker, nounswab, verbswell, nounswing bridge, nountack, nountack, verbtender, nounthird class, nountiller, nountonnage, nountopside, adverbtowpath, nountransport, nountransport ship, nountrawler, nountrim, verbtrimaran, nountroopship, nountub, nountug, nounupstream, adverbvessel, nounvoyage, nounvoyage, verbwake, nounwardroom, nounwarship, nounwaterborne, adjectivewaterlogged, adjectivewaterway, nounweir, nounwhaler, nounwheelhouse, nounwhirlpool, nounwindjammer, nounwindward, adjectivewreck, nounyachting, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=one who helped start an organization)· He was a founder member of the African National Congress.
1to fail after a period of time because something has gone wrong:  Their marriage began to founder soon after the honeymoon.founder on The talks foundered on disagreements between the two parties.2if a ship or boat founders, it fills with water and sinksfounder on The ship foundered on the rocks.
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