音标:['feintist] ;
a. 一点也不的(用于否定句, 加强语气);极小的
s deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
s lacking clarity or distinctness
s lacking strength or vigor
s weak and likely to lose consciousness
s indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
s lacking conviction or boldness or courage

faint的用法和样例:

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。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. She called for help in a faint voice.她用微弱的声音呼救。
  2. Only faint traces of the tiger's tracks could be seen.老虎的踪迹仅依稀可见。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. Our chances of victory are now very faint.我们取胜的机会现在是微乎其微了。
  2. His breathing became faint.他的呼吸变得微弱了。
  3. The atmosphere in the room was very hot and made her feel faint.屋内的空气非常热,使她感到头晕。
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
  1. He is faint with fatigue.他累得头昏眼花。
  2. The explorers were faint from hunger and cold.探险者们因饥寒交迫而萎靡不堪。
  3. He felt faint from lack of food.他因饥饿而感到头晕。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. 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。
  2. He fainted at the sight of his own blood.他一看到自己的血就晕倒了。
  3. I nearly fainted when they told me the price.他们告诉我这个价钱时,差点把我吓晕过去。
  4. She fainted when she heard the news but a little brandy brought her round.她听到这消息后就昏过去了,但喝了点白兰地又醒过来了。
  5. The young soldier fainted in the hot sun.那个年轻的士兵在炎炎烈日下晕了过去。
  6. He nearly fainted from the pain.他疼得差点晕倒。
  7. She was fainting with hunger.她饿得晕倒了。
  8. Several girls fainted because of the heat.几个女孩热得晕倒了。
  9. I am ready to faint.我要晕过去了。
用作名词(n.)
  1. She fell down in a dead faint.她晕倒了。
  2. She collapsed in a faint.她昏倒了。
  3. He recovered from a faint.他从昏晕中苏醒过来。

常用短语

用作形容词(adj.)
not have the faintest (idea)
    根本不知道 not know at all
用作动词(v.)
faint away (v.+adv.)
    消失 become weak

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

经典引文

  • Bent forward..as though putting his head down to ward off a faint.

    出自:E. Crispin
  • We wear feint smiles over our tears and deceive our children.

    出自:Thackeray
  • The sky shone..fainting down to the fretted line, but was being steadily drained by the dark below.

    出自:E. Bowen
  • The P.M. went to France to bolster up the fainting French morale.

    出自:J. Colville
  • Water its foliage as well as the soil, or you may..find your basil has 'fainted.'

    出自:D. Hall
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