vt. cause ...to break down,make lame 压垮，使瘸。 △2H.IV.4. 3. 39 (35): “I have founderedninescore and odd posts，”我骑垮了一百八十多匹驿马。 ～ vi. fail 失败。 △H.VIII.5.2. 39:“But in this point /All his tricks founder,and he brings his physic / Af-ter his patient’s death.”但是在这一点上他的诡计全部失败了，他是在病人死后才把药送来。