faint

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音标发音

英式音标 [feɪnt]
美式音标 [feɪnt]
国际音标 ['feint]
英式发音
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基本解释

adj. 模糊的；头晕的；虚弱的；[医] 衰弱的
vi. 昏倒；变得微弱；变得没气力
n. [中医] 昏厥，昏倒

词源解说

直接源自中古英语的feint，意为弱，昏倒。

词根记忆

网上聊天常说的FT，就是faint的缩写，意为“晕倒”

同根派生

adv性质的同根词
faintly：微弱地；模糊地；虚弱地。
n性质的同根词
faintness：模糊；微弱；衰弱。

faint相关词

用法辨析

adj. (形容词)

faint的基本意思是“微弱的,模糊的,暗淡的,隐约的”,指事物或声音等由于处于较远的距离或由于其他原因而显得不清楚或不明显; 也可指因身体不好而造成的“无力,虚弱”; 还可指对某事所采取的手段不够强硬而显得“无力,无甚效果”。
faint多用来修饰抽象名词,如声音、希望等。

v. (动词)

faint用作动词时的意思是“晕倒,昏倒”,指由于受外界因素的影响(如饥饿、炎热、恐惧、震惊、痛苦等)而暂时失去知觉。faint引申还可以指“消失,褪色”。
faint主要用作不及物动词,后常接副词away,表示“昏过去”“消失”。
faint后可接介词from或with,也可接复合介词because of,三者意思上没有明显差别。

n. (名词)

faint用作名词时意思是“昏厥,不省人事”,指人处于无知觉或不省人事的状态,这种状态可维持一段较长的时间,也可能只是暂时的。
faint常以单数形式出现。

英汉例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

She called for help in a faint voice.
她用微弱的声音呼救。

用作表语: S+be+～

Our chances of victory are now very faint.
我们取胜的机会现在是微乎其微了。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

He is faint with fatigue.
他累得头昏眼花。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

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。

用作名词 (n.)

She fell down in a dead faint.
她晕倒了。

faint更多例句

词组短语

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更多词组

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

(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

柯林斯英英字典

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.

专业释义

医药科学

微弱的
昏厥
衰弱的
晕倒