faint
英 [feɪnt] 美 [fent]

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

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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