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faint faint-heartedness faint-hearted

faint
[英] [feint] [美] [fent] 生词本

adj.

vi.

n.

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1. 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。

  • The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco...

    房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。

  • He could see faint lines in her face...

    他可以看见她脸上的细纹。

faintly

  • 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。

  • She felt faintly ridiculous.

    她隐隐觉得有些荒唐。

2. 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。

  • 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。

  • Ten years ago today the US Center for Disease Control published the first faint warnings of a worldwide epidemic.

    10年前的今天，美国疾病控制中心敷衍其事地发出了第一份警告：一场世界范围的流行病可能会出现。

faintly

  • John smiled faintly and shook his head.

    约翰微微笑了笑，摇了摇头。

3. 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。

  • I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.

    我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。

  • Faint is also a noun.

    • She slumped to the ground in a faint.

      她一阵晕眩，跌倒在地。

4. 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。

faintness

  • One patient suffered headaches, nausea, and faintness.

    一位病人感觉头疼、恶心、晕眩。

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"

体育

  • 1.昏厥

医学

  • 1.晕厥：同syncope
1. A faint cry of surprise escaped from her lips.
她轻轻地发出一声惊奇的叫喊。

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2. A faint smile flickered across her lips.
她嘴角上掠过一丝微笑。

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3. A faint smile played on her face.
她脸上浮起了笑容。

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4. 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。

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

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6. He fell into a dead faint.
他昏倒了。

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7. He felt faint at the sight of blood.
他一见到血就发晕了。

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

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

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10. He recovered from a faint.
他从昏厥中苏醒过来。

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11. Hot stage lights glared down on the singer, making her feel faint.
耀眼的舞台灯光照着那位歌手，使她感到头晕目眩。

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

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13. I heard his faint okay.
我听见他轻声同意。

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14. 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。

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15. She threw me a faint smile.
她对我微微一笑。

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16. She went off in a faint.
她昏过去了。

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

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18. Suddenly feeling faint, he measured out his length on the floor.
他突然感到头晕，跌倒在地。

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19. The event has left only faint memories in my mind.
这件事在我脑子里已很淡漠了。

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