faint

adjective

/feɪnt/

(comparative fainter, superlative faintest)

Idioms

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that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt（光、声、味）微弱的，不清楚的
- a faint glow/glimmer/light微弱的光亮／闪光／光
- a faint smell of perfume淡淡的香水味
- We saw the faint outline of the mountain through the mist.我们透过薄雾看见了朦胧的山峦轮廓。
- We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.他们沿路走远时我们听见他们的说话声逐渐模糊。
- His breathing became faint.他的呼吸变得微弱了。
Extra Examples
- I can't make out the number—it's very faint.我看不清楚这个数字－太模糊了。
- The whispers grew fainter and fainter, then stopped altogether.耳语声越来越模糊，最后完全停了下来。
- The faint glow of a match shone through the doorway.一根火柴发出微弱的光，穿过门口。
- There was a faint glimmer of light from her window.她的窗口闪烁着微弱的灯光。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- rather
- …
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very small; possible but unlikely微小的；可能性不大的 synonym slight
- There is still a faint hope that she may be cured.她的病还有一点点希望可以治愈。
- They don't have the faintest chance of winning.他们毫无获胜的可能。
not enthusiastic不热情的；不积极的
- a faint show of resistance软弱无力装模作样的抵抗
- a faint smile淡淡一笑
[not before noun] feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious昏眩；快要昏厥
- She suddenly felt faint.她突然感到快要昏倒。
- The walkers were faint from hunger.那些走路的人饿得头昏眼花。
Extra Examples
- What he saw made him feel faint with fear.他所看到的使他感到恐惧而昏厥。
- I was faint with hunger.我饿晕了。
- I was beginning to feel a little faint.我开始觉得有点儿晕了。
Topics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- almost
- …
preposition
- with
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint-hearted): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre, from Latin fingere ‘mould, contrive’. Compare with feint.

Idioms

damn somebody/something with faint praise

to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it用冷漠的赞扬贬低；寓贬于褒；名褒实贬

not have the faintest (idea)

(informal) to not know anything at all about something完全不知道
- I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.我一点也不明白你的意思。
- He didn’t have the faintest idea how the others would react.他一点也不知道其他人会有什么反应。

faint

verb

/feɪnt/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they faint	/feɪnt/ /feɪnt/
he / she / it faints	/feɪnts/ /feɪnts/
past simple fainted	/ˈfeɪntɪd/ /ˈfeɪntɪd/
past participle fainted	/ˈfeɪntɪd/ /ˈfeɪntɪd/
-ing form fainting	/ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/

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to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc.昏厥 synonym pass out
- to faint from hunger饿昏过去
- Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted.我面前的女人突然昏倒了。
- I'm nearly fainting with the heat in here.这里太热了，我都快晕倒了。
- (informal) I almost fainted (= I was very surprised) when she told me.她告诉我时我吃惊得差点儿昏过去。
Extra Examples
- He was so pale she thought he was going to faint.他脸色惨白，她以为他马上就要昏倒了。
- He would faint at the sight of blood.一见到血，他就会昏过去。
- She almost fainted with shock.她震惊得几乎昏了过去。
- Almost fainting from lack of air, she could only answer in choked gasps.由于缺乏空气，她几乎昏厥，只能用窒息的喘息回答。
- She thought she would faint from sheer happiness.她想她会因极度的高兴晕过去。
Topics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- almost
- nearly
verb + faint
- be about to
- be going to
preposition
- at
- from
- with
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint-hearted): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre, from Latin fingere ‘mould, contrive’. Compare with feint.

faint

noun

/feɪnt/

[singular]

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the state of becoming unconscious昏厥
- He fell to the ground in a dead faint.他跌倒在地，昏死过去。
Topics Illnessc1
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint-hearted): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre, from Latin fingere ‘mould, contrive’. Compare with feint.