| 词汇 | foundering |
| 释义 | foundering present participle offounder founder verb[ I ] uk /ˈfaʊn.dər/ us /ˈfaʊn.dɚ/ (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink: （尤指船）沉没 The ferry foundered in a heavy storm, taking many of the passengers and crew with it.这艘渡船在一次强风暴中沉没，很多乘客和船员遇难。 to be unsuccessful: 失败，砸锅 founder onTeaching computers to read and write has always foundered on the unpredictable human element in language.教计算机读写的尝试总是因为语言中不可预测的人为因素而宣告失败。 Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking bail out buoy buoyancy buoyant buoyantly capsize float floatation flotation founder ground kickboard outrigger refloat ride run aground/ashoreidiom scupper scuttle sunken waterlogged You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failing and doing badly Examples of founderingfoundering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is postulated that a combination of vigorous convection, disruption during floor foundering and syn-eruptive mixing could have homogenized any pre-existing compositional stratification. Foundering of the roof into the underlying chamber may trigger a voluminous eruption of crystalrich magma as volatile-saturation of the interstitial melt follows de-pressurization. Eruption of the ignimbrites is envisaged as a series of poorly expanded flows possibly with incorporated fall material generated by foundering of a caldera floor. But even he could not continue to navigate the murky and shoal-filled waters of the island's politics indefinitely, and eventually he found his ship of state foundering. Magma chamber roof zone failure and caldera foundering causes depressurization and rapid eruption of the magmas. Are the seamen who are actually in distress through the loss, through the foundering of their ships, provided for? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is this scheme also in danger of foundering? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if one has all these perfect and one's human relations are wrong, the whole thing is in danger of foundering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a cut made in a foundering economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A dash for growth foundering in the face of a balance of payments deficit is a familiar story in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It could save the economy of many areas from foundering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is important to allow for some selectivity to prevent committees from foundering through sheer weight of numbers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an important question, because the foundering of that vessel should be investigated by a fatal accident inquiry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also see them foundering on the realities that exist on the shop floor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have received reports of two strandings, one of which was serious; one foundering; four cases of heavy weather damage; and three minor casualties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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