n.创立者
v.摔倒；失败；沉没；弄跛
He was the founder of this society. 他是这一团体的创立者。
用作动词 (v.)For a while it looked as if their scheme would founder. 一时间，他们的计划眼看要落空了。
But the boat-swain protesting to him, that if he did not, the ship would founder, he consented 但水手长抗议说,如果船长不同意砍掉前桅,船就会沉没。这样,船长也只好答应了。
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