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founder2/ˈfaʊndə/ v. & n.●v. 1a intr. (of a ship) fill with water and sink (船)进水沉没 b tr. cause (a ship) to founder 使(船)沉没 2 intr. (of a plan etc.) fail (计划等)失败 3 intr. (of earth, a building, etc.) fall down or in, give way (土地、建筑物等)陷落，坍塌 4a intr. (of a horse or its rider) fall to the ground, fall from lameness, stick fast in mud etc. (马或骑马者)摔倒，跛脚跌倒，陷入(泥淖等中)动弹不得 b tr. cause (a horse) to break down, esp. with founder 使(马)垮掉(尤指因患蹄叶炎)；使变跛 ●n. 1 inflammation of a horse's foot from overwork (马因过度劳累而患的)蹄叶炎 2 rheumatism of the chest muscles in horses (马的)胸肌风湿 [Middle English from Old French fondrer, esfondrer ‘submerge, collapse’, ultimately from Latin fundus ‘bottom’] |