faint
- vi.昏倒;昏厥
- adj.(光、声、味)微弱的，不清楚的;微小的;昏眩;不热情的;可能性不大的;不积极的
- n.昏厥
复数： faints 最高级： faintest 比较级： fainter 派生词： faintly adv. 过去式： fainted 现在分词： fainting 过去分词： fainted 第三人称单数： faints
faintadj.
（光、声、味）微弱的，不清楚的
that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt
a faint glow/glimmer/light
微弱的光亮 / 闪光 / 光
a faint smell of perfume
淡淡的香水味
We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.
他们沿路走远时我们听见他们的说话声逐渐模糊。
His breathing became faint.
他的呼吸变得微弱了。
微小的；可能性不大的
very small; possible but unlikely
There is still a faint hope that she may be cured.
她的病还有一点点希望可以治愈。
They don't have the faintest chance of winning.
他们毫无获胜的可能。
不热情的；不积极的
not enthusiastic
a faint show of resistance
软弱无力装模作样的抵抗
a faint smile
淡淡一笑
昏眩；快要昏厥
feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious
She suddenly felt faint.
她突然感到快要昏倒。
The walkers were faint from hunger.
步行者饿得头昏眼花。
She smiled faintly.
她淡淡地笑了一下。
He looked faintly embarrassed.
他显得有点难堪。
to not know anything at all about sth
我一点也不明白你的意思。
I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.
to praise sb/sth only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it
verb
V昏厥
to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc.
to faint from hunger
饿昏过去
Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted.
我面前的女人突然昏倒了。
I almost fainted (= I was very surprised) when she told me.
她告诉我时我吃惊得差点昏过去。
noun
sing.昏厥
the state of becoming unconscious
He fell to the ground in a dead faint.
他跌倒在地，昏死过去。
faint
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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.He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...
他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。
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He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew...
他已经在略带霉味的床上睡着了。
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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.Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh...
卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。
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John smiled faintly and shook his head.
约翰微微笑了笑，摇了摇头。
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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.She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted...
她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。
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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.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。
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One patient suffered headaches, nausea, and faintness.
一位病人感觉头疼、恶心、晕眩。
noun
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- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- Synonym: swoon syncope deliquium
verb
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- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- Synonym: conk swoon pass out
adj
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- lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- faint heart ne'er won fair lady
- Synonym: fainthearted timid faint-hearted
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- 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
- Synonym: dim shadowy vague wispy
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- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
- a faint clue to the origin of the mystery
- haven't the faintest idea
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- deficient in magnitude;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
- weak colors
- a faint hissing sound
- a faint aroma
- a weak pulse
- Synonym: weak
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- lacking strength or vigor
- damning with faint praise
- faint resistance
- feeble efforts
- a feeble voice
- Synonym: feeble
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- 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
- Synonym: light swooning light-headed lightheaded
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I have been known to faint at the sight of blood .
大家都知道，我看到血就会昏倒。
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She suddenly felt faint .
她突然感到快要昏倒。
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There is still a faint hope that she may be cured .
她的病还有一点点希望可以治愈。
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The heat made him feel faint .
炎热使他觉得快要晕倒了。
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He fell to the ground in a dead faint .
他跌倒在地，昏死过去。
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I fainted and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital .
我昏迷了，醒来时只知道自己在医院里。
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We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road .
他们沿路走远时我们听见他们的说话声逐渐模糊。
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Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted .
我面前的女人突然昏倒了。
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I didn 't have the faintest idea what you meant .
我一点也不明白你的意思。
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I almost fainted when she told me .
她告诉我时我吃惊得差点昏过去。
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The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room .
房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。
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She crumpled to the floor in a dead faint .
她倒在地上，全然不省人事。
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A faint sneer of satisfaction crossed her face .
她的脸上掠过一丝得意的冷笑。
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There was a faint pink tinge to the sky .
天空略带一点淡淡的粉红色。
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His breathing became faint .
他的呼吸变得微弱了。
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I heard a faint rustle in the bushes .
我听到树丛里发出一阵轻微的窸窣声。
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She answered in a faint murmur .
她低声应答。
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The walkers were faint from hunger .
步行者饿得头昏眼花。
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He could see faint lines in her face
他可以看见她脸上的细纹。
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There was still the faint hope deep within him that she might never need to know .
他内心深处仍怀有一丝隐约的希望：她也许永远不必知晓。
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Afterwards , retrospective fear of the responsibility would make her feel almost faint .
后来，回想起要负的责任她几乎会吓晕过去。
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She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted
她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。
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He became aware of the soft , faint sounds of water dripping
他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。
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The room held the faint , sweet odour of pipe tobacco
房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
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The reception was a little faint but clear enough for him to receive the signal .
接收到的信号有点弱，但对他来说已够清晰，可以接收到。
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He stopped to try to adjust his vision to the faint starlight
他停下脚步试着让眼睛适应微弱的星光。
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I haven 't the faintest idea how to care for a snake
我对养蛇一无所知。
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I thought he 'd faint when I kissed him .
我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。
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I faint at the sight of blood
我一见到血就晕。
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He felt suddenly faint , and his heart began to palpitate .
他突然感到眩晕，心脏开始悸动。
指因从高处向下看或生病等而感觉天旋地转、站立不稳的。
I felt quite dizzy after riding the roller coaster.
玩完过山车之后我觉得头很晕。
Ruth started to suffer from dizzy spells.
鲁思开始感到一阵阵的眩晕。
指因完全搞不清状况而感到困惑不已、不知所措的。
A bewildered expression appeared on his face.
他脸上显露出困惑的表情。
You've bewildered me.
你把我搞糊涂了。
指对他人说的话或所发生的事感到无法理解的。
She has to explain it to me once again because I am totally confused.
她不得不再向我解释一遍，因为我完全糊涂了。
He was really confused by this question.
这个问题让他非常困惑。
指因生病、疲倦、饥饿等原因而感到虚弱无力、快要失去知觉的。
He was faint from hunger.
他饿得头昏眼花。
Tim suddenly felt faint.
蒂姆突然感到快要昏倒了。
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