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词根:faint
adj.faint 模糊的;头晕的;虚弱的;[医] 衰弱的
adv.faintly 微弱地;模糊地;虚弱地
n.faint [中医] 昏厥,昏倒
vi.faint 昏倒;变得微弱;变得没气力
adjective
hardly perceptible : dim
faint handwriting
vague sense 2a
haven't the faintest idea
weak, dizzy, and likely to faint
sick and faint from the pain—Jack London
lacking courage and spirit : cowardly
faint of heart
lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly a faint smile on her lips
faint praise
producing a sensation of faintness : oppressive
the faint atmosphere of a tropical port
verb
intransitive verb
to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain
archaic to lose courage or spirit
archaic to become weak
noun
the physiological action of faintingalso: the resulting condition : syncope sense 1
14世纪初,“虚弱,疲倦”,来自 faint(形容词)+ -ness。意思是“疲惫”于15世纪中期。关于颜色、光线等的意思,始于1640年代。
Adjective Middle English feint, faynt "deceiving, false, lacking in spirit or courage, listless, wearied, feeble, pale," borrowed from Anglo-French, "deceiving, false, lacking in spirit, weak," from present participle of feindre, faindre "to make, fabricate, pretend, dissemble, lose heart, fade" — more at feign Verb Middle English feinten, faynten "to pretend, lack spirit, become enfeebled, grow weak, fade," verbal derivative of feint, faynt "deceiving, lacking in spirit, wearied" — more at faint >entry 1 Noun noun derivative of faint >entry 2
The first known use of faint was in the 14th century
faint1 of 3adjective
timid, cowardly
faint heart
being weak, dizzy, and likely to collapse
feel faint
lacking strength : weak
faint praise
not clear or plain : dim
faint cries for help
vague sense 2
haven't the faintest idea
faint2 of 3verb
to lose consciousness
faint3 of 3noun
an act or condition of fainting
1 The humming sound and the unvarying white light induced a sort of faintness, an empty feeling inside his head.
2 With the school year inching toward a close and with summer on the horizon, interest in Tuesday’s special election remained faint compared with more day-to-day priorities, including rising costs.
3 A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly...
一丝敷衍的微笑从那位大人脸上掠过,很快就消失了。
4 After supper, Cæsar and Captain Crouch, who had entirely recovered from his faintness, played écarté with an exceedingly dirty pack of cards.
5 Good spectra of the spiral nebulas are difficult to obtain because of their extreme faintness.
旋涡星云因为非常暗,难以得到它们的清晰的光谱.
6 There was no doubt that the Witch had got over her faintness; and now that one saw her in our own world, with ordinary things around her, she fairly took one’s breath away.
7 A little faintness came over me, doubtless from the interest I feel in the history you have related to me.”
8 He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...
他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。
9 Too little, or hypoglycemia, can cause faintness, unconsciousness, or even death.
10 Suddenly Felgate staggered, as if seized with faintness, and fell on his hands and knees.
11 Or with dizziness, a more generalized term referring to a range of off-kilter sensations including wooziness, faintness, unsteadiness, spatial disorientation, a feeling akin to swooning.
12 After a few moments he tried to get up, but a faintness came over him and a feeling of turning over and over in a ditch of leaves.
13 There's just a faint chance that the weather will improve by tomorrow.
14 shocking news can cause a person to fall into a faint
15 Good spectra of the spiral nebulas are difficult to obtain because of their extreme faintness.
旋涡星云因为非常暗,难以得到它们的清晰的光谱。
16 a faint reminder of their former greatness
17 Anaphylaxis results in urticaria, a tight chest, wheezing, faintness and collapse.
过敏反应的结果,在荨麻疹,紧胸口,喘鸣,模糊和崩溃。
18 And, for the first time in my life, I felt the dizzy faintness of motion sickness.
19 The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco...
房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
20 The newfound moon's faintness implies that it has a diameter of just 10 to 25 kilometers.
1 晕倒
3 模糊
soft dull faint dim vague cloudy fuzzy blurry misty foggy hazy shadowy fishy blurred woolly indistinct indefinable muzzy bedimmed caliginous indefinitely vaguely darkly dimly faintly ambiguously doubtfully mistily fog vagueness dreamworld haziness dulness smudginess cloud smear darken befog bedim obscure diffuse dreamy indefinite indistinguishable indeterminate nebulous formless smeary indistinctly dimness woolliness liberal illegible obscurity muffle obfuscate
4 无勇气
5 懦弱
weak faint craven infirm chickenshit gaga pusillanimous weak-kneed chinless fainthearted recreant wimpish poor-spirited weak-hearted weakliness weakness pusillanimity unmanliness recreancy