| 单词 | faint |
| 释义 | faint —faint /feɪnt/ adjective (SLIGHT) B2 not strong or clear; slight: » a faint sound/noise/smell» The lamp gave out a faint glow.» She gave me a faint smile of recognition.» There's not the faintest hope of ever finding him.» She bears a faint resemblance to my sister.» I have a faint suspicion that you may be right!Thesaurus+: ↑Weakness and vulnerabilitynot have the faintest idea C2 INFORMALF0 used to emphasize that you do not know something: » "Is she going to stay?" "I haven't the faintest idea."» I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about!Thesaurus+: ↑Unaware• • • Extra Examples:» The first faint signs of an agreement began to glimmer through.» She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.» They said the printing was too faint to reproduce well.» She felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted.» A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glow of a street lamp.adjective (UNWELL) feel faint► C2 to feel weak, as if you are about to become unconscious: » She felt faint with hunger.Thesaurus+: ↑Losing consciousnessnoun [S] ► F0 the act of suddenly becoming unconscious: » On receiving the news, she fell into a dead faint.Thesaurus+: ↑Losing consciousnessverb [I] ↑Verb Endings for faint ► B2 to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down: » He faints at the sight of blood.» I nearly fainted in the heat.» She took one look at the hypodermic needle and fainted (dead) away (= became unconscious immediately).Thesaurus+: ↑Losing consciousness• • • Extra Examples:» His face went pale and he looked as if he might faint.» You gave us a real scare when you fainted, you know.» He caught me at the precise moment that I fainted.» By the middle of the next day she was almost fainting from hunger.» I stood up too quickly and very nearly fainted. |
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