| 单词 | founder |
| 释义 | founder founder1 /fown"deuhr/, n. a person who founds or establishes. [1275-1325; ME; see FOUND2, -ER1] founder2 /fown"deuhr/, v.i. 1. (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink. 2. to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet. 3. to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking. 4. to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path. 5. to become ill from overeating. 6. Vet. Pathol. (of a horse) to suffer from laminitis. v.t. 7. to cause to fill with water and sink: Rough seas had foundered the ship in mid-ocean. 8. Vet. Pathol. to cause (a horse) to break down, go lame, or suffer from laminitis. n. 9. Vet. Pathol. laminitis. [1300-50; ME foundren < MF fondrer to plunge to the bottom, submerge < VL *fundorare, deriv. of *fundor-, taken as s. of L fundus bottom] Syn. 3. collapse, perish, succumb, topple, sink; flop. founder3 /fown"deuhr/, n. a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc. [1175-1225; ME; see FOUND3, -ER1] |
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