
n.創(chuàng)立者
v.摔倒;失敗;沉沒;弄跛
He was the founder of this society. 他是這一團(tuán)體的創(chuàng)立者。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)For a while it looked as if their scheme would founder. 一時(shí)間,他們的計(jì)劃眼看要落空了。
But the boat-swain protesting to him, that if he did not, the ship would founder, he consented 但水手長(zhǎng)抗議說,如果船長(zhǎng)不同意砍掉前桅,船就會(huì)沉沒。這樣,船長(zhǎng)也只好答應(yīng)了。
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