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🔑 faintBrE /feɪnt/NAmE /feɪnt/ adjective (faint·er, faint·est) 🔑 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 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。🔑 very small; possible but unlikely 微小的；可能性不大的 SYN 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。▸ faint·ly🔑 BrE /ˈfeɪntli/NAmE /ˈfeɪntli/ adverb◆She smiled faintly. 她淡淡地笑了一下。◆He looked faintly embarrassed. 他显得有点难堪。 ●not have the ˈfaintest (idea)(informal) to not know anything at all about sth 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。●damn sb/sth with faint ˈpraiseto praise sb/sth 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 🔑 faintBrE /feɪnt/NAmE /feɪnt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they faint BrE /feɪnt/ NAmE /feɪnt/present simple - he / she / it faints BrE /feɪnts/ NAmE /feɪnts/past simple fainted BrE /ˈfeɪntɪd/ NAmE /ˈfeɪntɪd/past participle fainted BrE /ˈfeɪntɪd/ NAmE /ˈfeɪntɪd/ -ing form fainting BrE /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ [I] to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc. 昏厥 SYN 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。◆(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。 🔑 faintBrE /feɪnt/NAmE /feɪnt/ noun [sing.] 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。 |