faint

faint
adjective
  1. (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible
    （景象，气味，声音）微弱的，依稀的
    the faint murmur of voices.
    依稀可闻的咕哝声。
    ■(of a hope, chance, or possibility) slight; remote
    （希望，机会，可能性）微小的；渺茫的
    there is a faint chance that the enemy may flee.
    敌人逃跑的可能性很小。
  2. [predic.]weak and dizzy; close to losing consciousness
    虚弱晕眩的；快失去知觉的
    the heat made him feel faint.
    酷热让他头晕目眩。
    ■appearing feeble or lacking in strength
    虚弱乏力的
    the faint beat of a butterfly's wing.
    蝴蝶翅膀虚弱无力的拍击。
verb
  1. [no obj.]lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain
    昏厥，晕倒
    ■(archaic)grow weak or feeble; decline
    (古)变虚弱；衰落
    the fires were fainting there.
    火在渐渐熄灭。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a sudden loss of consciousness
    突然昏厥
    she hit the floor in a dead faint.
    她倒在地板上昏死过去。
常用词组
not have the faintest
  1. (informal)have no idea
    (非正式)一点也不知道（或不明白）
    I haven't the faintest what it means.
    我完全不懂这是什么意思。
派生
faintly
adverb
  1. [as submodifier]his faintly ridiculous air.
    他那略显可笑的神色。
faintness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in sense 2; also in the sense 'cowardly', surviving in faint heart): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre (see feign). Compare with feint
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