faint

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  • adj.

    微弱的,模糊的;软弱的;无勇气的;将昏倒似的

  • vi.

    头晕,昏过去;渐渐不明,消失;

  • n.

    昏厥,昏倒;

  • 变形

    复数:faints过去式:fainted过去分词:fainted现在分词:fainting第三人称单数:faints

    双语释义

    adj.(形容词)
    1. 微弱的,模糊的,暗淡的,隐约的 that cannot be clearly perceived by the senses; indistinct; not intense in colour or sound or smell
    2. [A](体力)无力的,虚弱的; 易失去知觉的,昏眩 (of physical abilities) lacking strength; likely to lose consciousness, giddy
    3. [A](动作等)无力的,似无甚效果的 (of actions, etc.) weak; unlikely to have much effect
    v.(动词)
    1. vi. 晕倒,昏倒 lose consciousness unexpectedly
    n.(名词)
    1. [S]昏厥,不省人事 act or state of fainting

    英英释义

    faint[ 'feint ]

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

      同义词:swoonsyncopedeliquium

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

      同义词:conkswoonpass out

    • adj.
      • 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"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"

        同义词:weak

      • lacking clarity or distinctness

        "only a faint recollection"

        同义词:dimshadowyvaguewispy

      • lacking strength or vigor

        "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"

        同义词:feeble

      • weak and likely to lose consciousness

        "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"

        同义词:lightswooninglight-headedlightheaded

      • indistinctly understood or felt or perceived

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

      • lacking conviction or boldness or courage

        "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

        同义词:faintheartedtimidfaint-hearted

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    词汇搭配

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    ~+名词
    • faint attempt半心半意的尝试
    • faint hope渺茫的希望
    • faint idea模糊的想法
    • faint memory模糊的记忆
    • faint noise微弱的声音
    • faint possibility微小的可能性
    • faint praise轻描淡写的赞扬
    • faint sound隐约传来的声音
    • faint trace依稀可见的踪迹
    • faint voice微弱的声音
    ~+介词
    • faint from因…而头晕
    • faint through因…而头晕
    • faint with由于…而头昏眼花
    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+介词
    • faint from因…而昏倒
    • faint from hunger饿得晕倒
    • faint from loss of blood因失血而昏倒
    • faint from the pain疼得昏倒
    • faint with因…而昏倒
    用作名词 (n.)
    动词+~
    • fall into a faint昏倒了
    形容词+~
    • dead faint昏倒
    介词+~
    • go off in a faint昏过去

    词组短语

    faint scent清香

    faint with由于…原因而衰弱;因…而昏厥

    同近义词辨析

    faint, fragile, weak, feeble

    fainta.虚弱的,眩晕的,指人在特定场合感觉到的虚弱,通常不是天生体质上的虚弱而是由于某种原因造成的暂时的情况。

    The summer sun was so strong that she felt faint.夏天的阳光太强烈了,她感觉到眩晕。

    fragilea.脆弱的,易碎的,指物体容易打碎,或人体质虚弱、容易受伤害。

    That dish is fragile, so be careful.那个盘子容易碎,所以千万小心。

    weaka.这组词中应用范围最广的一个,既可以指身体虚弱的,无力的,也可引申为在力量、权力、技能、影响等方面有欠缺或软弱。

    The patient is losing blood and becoming weak.病人在失血,身体开始虚弱下去。

    feeblea.虚弱的,无力的,常用来形容人的声音或行为。

    The elderly lady has become feeble and unable to care herself.这个老太太已经很虚弱了,无法照顾她自己。

    faint, dim, indefinite, vague, obscure, ambiguous

    这组词都有“不明确的,模糊的”的意思,其区别是:

    faint指对某事物印象不深,或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

    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。

    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。

    obscure语气最强,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。

    双语例句

    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. A faint hope still flickered in her breast.
      一种微弱的希望仍在她的心中闪动着。
    2. He could discern a faint light ahead in the forest.
      他能看到前面森林里有一线微弱的灯光。
    3. I heard a faint sound in the distance.
      我听到远处有个微弱的声音。
    4. Every time I think of it I feel faint!
      每次想到这些
    5. All you can see is a faint reflection in his eyes.
      你所能看到的只是他双眼的模糊的映像。
    6. The writing on the stone was very faint.
      这块石头上的字迹很模糊.
    7. She saw a faint mark on the horizon, and gradually it took shape.
      她瞥见天边出现了一个模糊的痕迹,慢慢形成可以辨认的形状。
    用作动词(v.)
    1. You'd better attend to that girl. I think she's going to faint.
      你最好去照顾那女孩,我看她快昏倒了。
    2. The princess went very pale and looked as though she was about to faint.
      公主一下子脸色变得非常苍白,看起来仿佛就要昏倒似的。
    用作名词(n.)
    1. The little girl went off in a faint,but the doctor pulled her round very soon.
      小女孩昏倒了,但医生很快使她苏醒过来。
    2. He slumped to the floor in a faint.
      他砰一声昏倒在地板上。

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