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faintness

faintness
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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. barely audible

2. the quality of being dim