faint
音标发音
- 英式音标 [feɪnt]
- 美式音标 [feɪnt]
- 国际音标 ['feint]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 模糊的；头晕的；虚弱的；[医] 衰弱的
- vi. 昏倒；变得微弱；变得没气力
- n. [中医] 昏厥，昏倒
词源解说
- 直接源自中古英语的feint，意为弱，昏倒。
词根记忆
- 网上聊天常说的FT，就是faint的缩写，意为“晕倒”
用法辨析
- faint的基本意思是“微弱的,模糊的,暗淡的,隐约的”,指事物或声音等由于处于较远的距离或由于其他原因而显得不清楚或不明显; 也可指因身体不好而造成的“无力,虚弱”; 还可指对某事所采取的手段不够强硬而显得“无力,无甚效果”。
- faint多用来修饰抽象名词,如声音、希望等。
- faint用作动词时的意思是“晕倒,昏倒”,指由于受外界因素的影响(如饥饿、炎热、恐惧、震惊、痛苦等)而暂时失去知觉。faint引申还可以指“消失,褪色”。
- faint主要用作不及物动词,后常接副词away,表示“昏过去”“消失”。
- faint后可接介词from或with,也可接复合介词because of,三者意思上没有明显差别。
- faint用作名词时意思是“昏厥,不省人事”,指人处于无知觉或不省人事的状态,这种状态可维持一段较长的时间,也可能只是暂时的。
- faint常以单数形式出现。
adj. (形容词)
v. (动词)
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- She called for help in a faint voice.
她用微弱的声音呼救。 - Our chances of victory are now very faint.
我们取胜的机会现在是微乎其微了。 - He is faint with fatigue.
他累得头昏眼花。 - Several of the girls fainted and had to be carried off the field.
几个姑娘昏倒了,不得不被人从战地抬走。 - She fell down in a dead faint.
她晕倒了。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
用作表语: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- 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
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
英英字典
- (SLIGHT) not strong or clear; slight
- (UNWELL) to feel weak, as if you are about to become unconscious
- to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down
- the act of suddenly becoming unconscious
- A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.
- faintly
- A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm.
- faintly
- Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness.
- If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.
- Faint is also a noun.
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专业释义
- 微弱的
- 昏厥
- 衰弱的
- 晕倒