founder

noun

1. a person who founds or establishes some institution

e.g. George Washington is the father of his country

Synonym: beginnerfounding fatherfather

2. a worker who makes metal castings

3. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

Synonym: laminitis

verb

1. stumble and nearly fall

e.g. the horses foundered

2. break down, literally or metaphorically

e.g. The wall collapsed
The business collapsed
The dam broke
The roof collapsed
The wall gave in
The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice

Synonym: collapsefall incave ingivegive waybreak

3. sink below the surface

4. fail utterly
collapse

e.g. The project foundered

Synonym: fall throughfall flatflop

1. 创办人;创立者;奠基者
The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money.

founder

e.g. He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.
他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。

2. 失败;崩溃;垮掉
If something such as a plan or project founders, it fails because of a particular point, difficulty, or problem.

e.g. The talks have foundered, largely because of the reluctance of some members of the government to do a deal with criminals.
对话已经破裂了，原因主要是因为一些政府成员不愿意和犯罪分子达成协议。

3. (船只)沉没
If a ship founders, it fills with water and sinks.

e.g. Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
三艘船在波涛汹涌的海面上沉没了。

1. [创办人]：所有这种上市的创业板公司的创办人(founder)都要有这种创办人股份(founder stock), 因为这个项目他们已经投资几千万元做了研发, 那前期投进去几千万的人和做研究的人是承担很大风险的, 一般他们都有几十万或者上百万的这种founder stock,