faint
adj. 微弱的,暗淡的; 敷衍的; 暈眩的
v. 暈倒
n. 昏厥
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...
他開始注意到輕微的水滴聲。
The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco...
房間內有菸斗菸絲的淡淡馨香。
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...
卡羅琳敷衍地笑了一下。
A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly...
一絲敷衍的微笑從那位大人臉上掠過,很快就消失了。
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,暈了過去。
I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.
我以為吻他的時候他會暈倒呢。
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.
心絞痛的其他徵兆有噁心、出汗、頭昏和氣短。
1. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
1. barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc;
2. lacking clarity or distinctness;
3. lacking strength or vigor;
4. weak and likely to lose consciousness;
5. indistinctly understood or felt or perceived;
6. lacking conviction or boldness or courage;
vague, dim, indefinite, obscure, ambiguous, faint
這些形容詞均含"不明確的,模糊的"之意。
not have the faintest
(非正式)一點也不知道(或不明白)
A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
幾束隱約的陽光使陰暗的下午有些明亮.
He got faint, but soon came around.
他昏死過去, 但不久就甦醒了.
Suddenly feeling faint, he measured out his length on the floor.
他突然感到頭暈, 跌倒在地.
A faint smile played on her face.
她臉上浮起了笑容.
He fell into a dead faint.
他昏倒了.