adj. 1.软弱的,无力的;无勇气的,怯懦的。 2.轻微的,稀薄的,暗淡的,模糊的。 3.〔只用作述语〕将昏倒似的。 4.闷人的。 短语和例子 faint resistance 微弱的抵抗。 a faint heart 懦夫,胆小鬼。 a faint smell 闷人的气味。 faint lines [rulings](练习本等上的)淡色横格。 be faint with hunger 饿得头晕眼花。 feel faint 感到头昏眼花。 vi. 1.头晕,昏过去 (away)。 2.渐渐不明,消失〔古语〕衰弱颓丧。 n. 昏厥;眼花。 go off in a faint 昏过去。 fall (down) in a dead faint 昏倒,不省人事。 adv. -ly ,-ness n. (be attacked with faintness 昏过去)。
lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne''er won fair lady" 同义词:fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted,
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" 同义词:dim, shadowy, vague, wispy,
indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven''t the faintest idea"
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" 同义词:weak,
lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" 同义词:feeble,
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" 同义词:light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded,
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain 同义词:conk, swoon, pass out,
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain 同义词:swoon, syncope, deliquium,
例句与用法
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He was tired to such a degree that he fainted ... 他疲乏得昏了过去。
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Several children fainted because of the heat . 好几个孩子中署昏倒了。
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A faint rumbling was heard in the distance . 远方传来低沉的轰鸣声。
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Faint heart never won fair lady . 懦弱的人永远不会博得美人的欢心。
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A faint moisture appeared upon the window . 窗上蒙上了一层稀薄的蒸汽。
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Several children fainted because of the heat . 好几个小孩子中暑晕倒了。
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The pain choked him and made him feel faint . 他痛得窒息晕眩了。
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A faint smile flickered across her lips . 她嘴角上掠过一丝微笑。
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She was faint with strife and dejected . 她被争吵弄得精疲力竭,情绪低落。
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How faint all these pleasures seemed now ! 所有这一切娱乐现在显得多么乏味。