faint

adj.

1. （光、声、味）微弱的，不清楚的
   that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt
   1. a faint glow/glimmer/light
      微弱的光亮 / 闪光 / 光
   2. a faint smell of perfume
      淡淡的香水味
   3. 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。
   4. His breathing became faint.
      他的呼吸变得微弱了。
2. 微小的；可能性不大的
   very small; possible but unlikely
   1. 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。
   2. They don't have the faintest chance of winning.
      他们毫无获胜的可能。
3. 不热情的；不积极的
   not enthusiastic
   1. a faint show of resistance
      软弱无力装模作样的抵抗
   2. a faint smile
      淡淡一笑
4. 昏眩；快要昏厥
   feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious
   1. She suddenly felt faint.
      她突然感到快要昏倒。
   2. The walkers were faint from hunger.
      步行者饿得头昏眼花。

verb

1. 昏厥
   to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc.
   1. to faint from hunger
      饿昏过去
   2. Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted.
      我面前的女人突然昏倒了。
   3. I almost fainted (= I was very surprised) when she told me.
      她告诉我时我吃惊得差点昏过去。

noun

1. 昏厥
   the state of becoming unconscious
   1. He fell to the ground in a dead faint.
      他跌倒在地，昏死过去。

1. ADJ-GRADED (声音、颜色、标记、感觉或特性)微弱的，暗淡的，虚弱的
   A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.
   1. He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...
      他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。
   2. The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco...
      房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
   3. He could see faint lines in her face...
      他可以看见她脸上的细纹。
   4. There was still the faint hope deep within him that she might never need to know.
      他内心深处仍怀有一丝隐约的希望：她也许永远不必知晓。
2. ADJ-GRADED 不尽力的;敷衍的;半心半意的
   A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm.
   1. Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh...
      卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。
   2. A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly...
      一丝敷衍的微笑从那位大人脸上掠过，很快就消失了。
   3. Ten years ago today the US Center for Disease Control published the first faint warnings of a worldwide epidemic.
      10年前的今天，美国疾病控制中心敷衍其事地发出了第一份警告：一场世界范围的流行病可能会出现。
3. VERB 晕厥;晕倒
   If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.
   1. She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted...
      她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。
   2. I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.
      我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。
   3. Faint is also a noun.
      
   4. She slumped to the ground in a faint.
      她一阵晕眩，跌倒在地。
4. ADJ-GRADED 晕眩的;虚弱无力的
   Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness.
   1. Other signs of angina are nausea, sweating, feeling faint and shortness of breath.
      心绞痛的其他征兆有恶心、出汗、头昏和气短。

1. He stopped to try to adjust his vision to the faint starlight
   他停下脚步试着让眼睛适应微弱的星光。
2. A faint aroma of coffee attracted his attention
   淡淡的咖啡香味一下子吸引了他。
3. A line of sweat broke out on her forehead and she thought she might faint.
   她的额头上冒出一串汗珠，她以为自己可能会晕过去。
4. His ears caught a faint cry
   他听到一声微弱的叫声。
5. He was conscious of the faint, musky aroma of after-shave
   他注意到了须后水淡淡的麝香味。
6. A faint smile crossed his lips.
   他嘴唇上掠过一丝微笑。
7. He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping
   他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。
8. The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco
   房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
9. He could see faint lines in her face
   他可以看见她脸上的细纹。
10. There was still the faint hope deep within him that she might never need to know.
    他内心深处仍怀有一丝隐约的希望：她也许永远不必知晓。
11. Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh
    卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。
12. A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly
    一丝敷衍的微笑从那位大人脸上掠过，很快就消失了。
13. Ten years ago today the US Center for Disease Control published the first faint warnings of a worldwide epidemic.
    10年前的今天，美国疾病控制中心敷衍其事地发出了第一份警告：一场世界范围的流行病可能会出现。
14. She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted
    她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。
15. I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.
    我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。
16. They had a commercial on the other night for Drug Free America that was so gross I thought Daddy was going to faint
    他们前几天晚上为“美国远离毒品”组织播的那则广告非常恶心，我觉得爸爸看了都快晕过去了。
17. The sun had a faint halo round it
    环绕太阳有圈淡淡的光晕。
18. Their instruments detected very faint radiowaves at a frequency of 3 kilohertz.
    他们的仪器检测到一个3千赫的微弱无线电波。
19. Mars is too faint and too low in the sky to be observable.
    火星星光暗淡，位置低悬，难以看见。
20. He felt suddenly faint, and his heart began to palpitate.
    他突然感到眩晕，心脏开始悸动。
21. The reception was a little faint but clear enough for him to receive the signal.
    接收到的信号有点弱，但对他来说已够清晰，可以接收到。
22. A faint smile of reminiscence appeared on her face..
    一丝怀旧的微笑浮现在她的脸上。
23. Afterwards, retrospective fear of the responsibility would make her feel almost faint.
    后来，回想起要负的责任她几乎会吓晕过去。
24. Faint glimmers of daylight were showing through the treetops
    微弱的日光从树梢中透出。
25. I faint at the sight of blood
    我一见到血就晕。
26. He felt faint at the sight of blood.
    他一见到血就发晕了。
27. She threw me a faint smile.
    她对我微微一笑。
28. He fell into a dead faint.
    他昏倒了。
29. A faint smile played on her face.
    她脸上浮起了笑容。
30. He got faint, but soon came round.
    他昏死过去，但不久就苏醒了。

  dizzy bewildered confused faint【导航词义：晕的】

  dizzy adj. 头晕目眩的

〔辨析〕指因从高处向下看或生病等而感觉天旋地转、站立不稳的。

  bewildered adj. 晕头转向的

〔辨析〕指因完全搞不清状况而感到困惑不已、不知所措的。

  confused adj. 困惑的，糊涂的

〔辨析〕指对他人说的话或所发生的事感到无法理解的。

  faint adj. 昏眩的，快要昏厥的

〔辨析〕指因生病、疲倦、饥饿等原因而感到虚弱无力、快要失去知觉的。

adj.

not have the faintest (idea)

• 完全不知道
  to not know anything at all about sth
  1. 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 praise

• 用冷漠的赞扬贬低；寓贬于褒；名褒实贬
  to praise sb/sth only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it

noun

1. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

   Synonym:    swoonsyncopedeliquium

verb

1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

   Synonym:    conkswoonpass out

adj

1. lacking conviction or boldness or courage
   1. faint heart ne'er won fair lady

   Synonym:    faintheartedtimidfaint-hearted

2. lacking clarity or distinctness
   1. a dim figure in the distance
   2. only a faint recollection
   3. shadowy figures in the gloom
   4. saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
   5. a few wispy memories of childhood

   Synonym:    dimshadowyvaguewispy

3. indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
   1. a faint clue to the origin of the mystery
   2. haven't the faintest idea

4. deficient in magnitude
   1. a faint outline
   2. the wan sun cast faint shadows
   3. the faint light of a distant candle
   4. weak colors
   5. a faint hissing sound
   6. a faint aroma
   7. a weak pulse

   Synonym:    weak

5. lacking strength or vigor
   1. damning with faint praise
   2. faint resistance
   3. feeble efforts
   4. a feeble voice

   Synonym:    feeble

6. weak and likely to lose consciousness
   1. suddenly felt faint from the pain
   2. was sick and faint from hunger
   3. felt light in the head
   4. a swooning fit
   5. light-headed with wine
   6. light-headed from lack of sleep

   Synonym:    lightswooninglight-headedlightheaded