faint音标
英 [feɪnt]
美 [fent]
faint翻译
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)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[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[A](动作等)无力的,似无甚效果的(of actions, etc.) weak; unlikely to have much effectv.(动词)vi. 晕倒,昏倒lose consciousness unexpectedlyn.(名词)[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
faint用法
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.)A faint hope still flickered in her breast.
一种微弱的希望仍在她的心中闪动着。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。I heard a faint sound in the distance.
我听到远处有个微弱的声音。Every time I think of it I feel faint!
每次想到这些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。The writing on the stone was very faint.
这块石头上的字迹很模糊.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.)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。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.)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。He slumped to the floor in a faint.
他砰一声昏倒在地板上。
权威例句
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