名詞 foundering:

1. (of a ship) sinking
   同義詞：going under

動詞 founder:

1. fail utterly; collapse
   同義詞：fall through, fall flat, founder, flop
2. sink below the surface
   同義詞：founder
3. break down, literally or metaphorically
   同義詞：collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
4. stumble and nearly fall
   同義詞：founder

1. British nurse who organized(1854) and directed a unit of field nurses during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing.
   南丁格爾，弗洛倫斯1820－1910英國護士，在克里米亞戰(zhàn)爭中組織領(lǐng)導野戰(zhàn)醫(yī)院(1854年)并被視為現(xiàn)代護理的奠基人
2. German astronomer and mathematician. Considered the founder of modern astronomy, he formulated three laws to clarify the theory that the planets revolve around the sun.
   開普勒，約翰尼斯1571－1630德國天文學家和數(shù)學家，被認為是現(xiàn)代天文學的奠基人，他創(chuàng)立了三大定律，說明行星圍繞太陽轉(zhuǎn)的理論