faint

英[feɪnt]美[feɪnt]

adj.微弱的，暗淡的，敷衍的，晕眩的；

v.晕倒；

n.昏厥；

复数：faints;

第三人称单数：faints;

过去式：fainted;

过去分词：fainted;

现在分词：fainting;

比较级：fainter;

*高级：faintest;

副词：faintly;

例句

A faint cry of surprise escaped from her lips.她轻轻地发出一声惊奇的叫喊。

He got faint, but soon came around.他昏死过去, 但不久就苏醒了。

He got faint, but soon came round.他昏死过去, 但不久就苏醒了。

I detected a faint note of weariness in his voice.我从他的声音中察觉出一丝倦意。

I heard his faint okay.我听见他轻声同意。

In the east we could see the first faint glimmer of dawn.我们可以看到东方的第一缕曙光。

A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。

Steep stairs may leave you giddy and faint.陡直的楼梯可使人头晕目眩。

He recovered from a faint.他从昏厥中苏醒过来。

He complained of feeling curiously weak and faint.他抱怨说感到莫名地虚弱和头晕。

同义词

vi.

faint的同义词之：变弱;昏倒

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adj.

faint的同义词之：懦弱的;朦胧的

paleblurredweakhazydimvagueindistinct

faint的同义词之：其他释义

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反义词

adj.

faint的反义词之：虚弱的;微小的

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faint的反义词之：其他释义

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同义词解析

以下这些形容词均包含 "不明确的，模糊的" 的意思

vague：多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。

dim：侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。

indefinite：指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。

obscure：语气*强，指晦涩难懂。

ambiguous：指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。

faint：指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

词组

not have the faintest

(informal)have no idea(非正式)一点也不知道（或不明白）

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ADJ-GRADED

(声音、颜色、标记、感觉或特性)微弱的，暗淡的，虚弱的

A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.

例句

He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco...房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。

ADJ-GRADED

不尽力的;敷衍的;半心半意的

A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm.

例句

Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh...卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly...一丝敷衍的微笑从那位大人脸上掠过，很快就消失了。

VERB

晕厥;晕倒

If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.

例句

She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted...她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。

ADJ-GRADED

晕眩的;虚弱无力的

Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness.

例句

Other signs of angina are nausea, sweating, feeling faint and shortness of breath.心绞痛的其他征兆有恶心、出汗、头昏和气短。

英汉词典释义

vi.

晕倒, 昏倒

The young soldier fainted in the hot sun.那个年轻的士兵在炎炎烈日下晕了过去。

adj.

微弱的, 模糊的, 暗淡的, （光、声、味）微弱的, 不清楚的

(体力)无力的, 虚弱的; 易失去知觉的, 昏眩的

(动作等)无力的, 似无太大效果的, 微小的, 可能性不大的

The sounds of music grew fainter in the distance.音乐的声音在远处逐渐变得微弱了。

n.

昏倒

He recovered from a faint.他从昏厥中苏醒过来。

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Verb

1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

Adjective

1. barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc;

"a faint outline""the wan sun cast faint shadows""the faint light of a distant candle""faint colors""a faint hissing sound""a faint aroma"

2. lacking clarity or distinctness;

"a dim figure in the distance""only a faint recollection""shadowy figures in the gloom""saw a vague outline of a building through the fog""a few wispy memories of childhood"

3. lacking strength or vigor;

"damning with faint praise""faint resistance""feeble efforts""a feeble voice"

4. weak and likely to lose consciousness;

"suddenly felt faint from the pain""was sick and faint from hunger""felt light in the head""a swooning fit""light-headed with wine""light-headed from lack of sleep"

5. indistinctly understood or felt or perceived;

"a faint clue to the origin of the mystery""haven't the faintest idea"

6. lacking conviction or boldness or courage;

"faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

行业词典

体育： 昏厥；

医学： 晕厥：同syncope；