founders

英 [ˈfaʊndəz]

美 [ˈfaʊndərz]

n.  (组织、机构等的)创建者，创办者，发起人
v.  失败; 破产; 沉没
founder的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 创办人;创立者;奠基者
  Thefounderof an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money.
  1. 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。
• VERB 失败;崩溃;垮掉
  If something such as a plan or projectfounders, it fails because of a particular point, difficulty, or problem.
  1. 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。
• VERB (船只)沉没
  If a shipfounders, it fills with water and sinks.
  1. Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
     三艘船在波涛汹涌的海面上沉没了。

双语例句

• We funded them because we liked the founders so much.
  我们投资它，只是因为我们太喜欢他的创始人了。
• The founders of the USA left important precedents.
  美国的建立者留下了很多重要的先例（复习：precedent，取决于pre=before）。
• We know about immigrant founders at large technology companies, such as Intel, Google and eBay.
  我们都知道，一些大型科技企业的创始人都是移民，如英特尔、谷歌和电子港湾。
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality.
  我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。
• Often at small and midsize companies, founders will have the same top title.
  通常在中小型公司中，多位创始人会拥有相同的最高头衔。
• They override agreements entered into voluntarily by founders and investors.
  它们推翻了创始人和投资者自愿达成的协议。
• These and seven other female founders make up the 2013 class of fortune most powerful women entrepreneurs.
  这3位女性和其他7位女性创始人构成了2013年《财富》杂志最有影响力的女创业家（FortuneMostPowerfulWomenEntrepreneurs）的名单。
• There is indeed a theory that jerks or assholes make the most successful founders/ CEOs.
  确实有一种理论认为，令人讨厌的人或混蛋可以成为最成功的创始人和CEO。
• The farmers are the founders of civilization and prosperity.
  农民是文明和繁荣的奠基者。
• They were substantially the founders of civilization.
  他们实质上是文明的建立者。