Word · Frequency #4206
foundered
失败；落空
foundered is the past of founder.
核心释义
To fail; to miscarry.
- 1.
To flood with water and sink.
- 2.
To fail; to miscarry.
- 3.
To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
沉没；浸水下沉；使（马）跛足；使（马）蹄受伤；使沉没；使摔倒；弄跛
用法In use
The peace talks foundered after both sides refused to compromise.
用法提示：这里 foundered 作为动词，表示失败、破裂。
Many startups founder within their first year due to poor planning.
用法提示：这里 founder 作为动词，表示失败、倒闭。
The ship foundered on the rocky coast during the hurricane.
用法提示：这里 foundered 作为动词，表示沉没。
ship + founder (in/on sth)
主语须为船只等可沉没的具体事物，常后接地点或原因状语，如 on the reef、in the storm。
The ship foundered on the reef.
那艘船在暗礁上沉没了。
talks/plans + founder (on/over sth)
用于计划、谈判等抽象事物，表示失败；on/over 后接导致失败的原因。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ship foundered
- （船）进水沉没
- The ship foundered off the coast during the storm.那艘船在暴风雨中在海岸附近进水沉没了。
- talks foundered
- （谈判）破裂，失败
- The peace talks foundered over disagreements on borders.和平谈判因边界问题上的分歧而破裂。
- plan foundered
- （计划）落空，失败
- The plan foundered for lack of funds.该计划因缺乏资金而落空。
- horse foundered
- （马）蹄部受伤跛行
- The horse foundered after running on the hard pavement.那匹马在坚硬的路面上奔跑后蹄部受伤，变成了跛足。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：船“found”（发现）了水，等于进水，于是 founder（沉没/失败）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：海事报道或航海故事、新闻评论（谈判、计划等）、兽医或马术语境 这个词作动词时有多个义项，正式度会随搭配和语境变化：船只进水沉没、计划或谈判失败多用于书面或正式语体；使马匹跛足则多见于兽医或马术场景。日常口语中不常用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with founder /ˈfaʊndɚ/: flounder, confounder, pounder, rounder, bounder, and sounder share the final /aʊndɚ/ sound and the spelling chunk -ounder (confounder = con- + founder). Warning: wounder /ˈwuːndɚ/, launder /ˈlɔːndɚ/, and thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/ look similar but do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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