faint
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [fe?nt]
- 美式音標(biāo) [fe?nt]
- 國際音標(biāo) ['feint]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 模糊的；頭暈的；虛弱的；[醫(yī)] 衰弱的
- vi. 昏倒；變得微弱；變得沒氣力
- n. [中醫(yī)] 昏厥，昏倒
詞源解說
- 直接源自中古英語的feint，意為弱，昏倒。
詞根記憶
- 網(wǎng)上聊天常說的FT，就是faint的縮寫，意為“暈倒”
用法辨析
- faint的基本意思是“微弱的,模糊的,暗淡的,隱約的”,指事物或聲音等由于處于較遠(yuǎn)的距離或由于其他原因而顯得不清楚或不明顯; 也可指因身體不好而造成的“無力,虛弱”; 還可指對某事所采取的手段不夠強硬而顯得“無力,無甚效果”。
- faint多用來修飾抽象名詞,如聲音、希望等。
- faint用作動詞時的意思是“暈倒,昏倒”,指由于受外界因素的影響(如饑餓、炎熱、恐懼、震驚、痛苦等)而暫時失去知覺。faint引申還可以指“消失,褪色”。
- faint主要用作不及物動詞,后常接副詞away,表示“昏過去”“消失”。
- faint后可接介詞from或with,也可接復(fù)合介詞because of,三者意思上沒有明顯差別。
- faint用作名詞時意思是“昏厥,不省人事”,指人處于無知覺或不省人事的狀態(tài),這種狀態(tài)可維持一段較長的時間,也可能只是暫時的。
- faint常以單數(shù)形式出現(xiàn)。
adj. (形容詞)
v. (動詞)
n. (名詞)
英漢例句
- She called for help in a faint voice.
她用微弱的聲音呼救。 - Our chances of victory are now very faint.
我們?nèi)俚臋C會現(xiàn)在是微乎其微了。 - He is faint with fatigue.
他累得頭昏眼花。 - Several of the girls fainted and had to be carried off the field.
幾個姑娘昏倒了,不得不被人從戰(zhàn)地抬走。 - She fell down in a dead faint.
她暈倒了。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ～+ n.
用作表語: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)
用作名詞 (n.)
詞組短語
- faint attempt 半心半意的嘗試
- faint hope 渺茫的希望
- faint idea 模糊的想法
- faint memory 模糊的記憶
- faint noise 微弱的聲音
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
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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專業(yè)釋義
- 微弱的
- 昏厥
- 衰弱的
- 暈倒