1. | ~ sth 创建,创办(组织或机构,尤指提供资金)to start sth, such as an organization or an institution, especially by providing money |
to found a club/company 创办俱乐部╱公司 | |
Her family founded the college in 1895. 她的家族于 1895 年创办了这所学院。 |
2. | ~ sth 建立,兴建(城镇或国家)to be the first to start building and living in a town or country |
The town was founded by English settlers in 1790. 这座城镇是英格兰移民于 1790 年建立的。 |
3. | [usupass] ~ sth (on sth) 把…基于;把…建立在to base sth on sth |
Their marriage was founded on love and mutual respect. 他们的婚姻建立在爱情和互相尊重的基础上。 |
4. | ~ sth 熔铸;铸造to melt metal and pour it into a mould ; to make objects using this process |