foundering

名词 foundering:

1. (of a ship) sinking
   同义词：going under

动词 founder:

1. fail utterly; collapse
   同义词：fall through, fall flat, founder, flop
2. sink below the surface
   同义词：founder
3. break down, literally or metaphorically
   同义词：collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
4. stumble and nearly fall
   同义词：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.
   南丁格尔，弗洛伦斯1820－1910英国护士，在克里米亚战争中组织领导野战医院(1854年)并被视为现代护理的奠基人
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.
   开普勒，约翰尼斯1571－1630德国天文学家和数学家，被认为是现代天文学的奠基人，他创立了三大定律，说明行星围绕太阳转的理论