faintness

noun

1. 眩晕；虚弱；接近昏厥
   the state of feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious

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. It was only a slight attack of faintness, resulting from the tedious day's journey, and the excitement of arrival.
   他只是感到有点儿轻微的晕眩，那是因为旅途的劳顿和回到家后的兴奋引起的。
2. With a feeling of faintness she withdrew the letter.
   她把信抽出来，觉得人都快晕倒了。
3. A feeling of faintness came over me, so I had to lie down.
   我突然感到一阵晕眩，只好躺下来。
4. Any of various preparations of ammonium carbonate and perfume, sniffed as a restorative or stimulant especially to relieve faintness and headache.
   由碳酸铵和香料配制而成的一种药物，给人闻后有恢复或刺激作用，特别用来减轻昏迷或头痛。
5. There may be associated symptoms of: headache, diarrhoea, tiredness, faintness and nausea.
   可能有相关的症状：头痛，腹泻，疲倦，头晕和恶心。
6. The humming sound and the unvarying white light induced a sort of faintness, an empty feeling inside his head.
   嗡嗡的声音和苍白的灯光造成了一种昏晕的感觉，使他的脑袋感到空空如也。
7. It was not the ordinary, gnawing kind, but a great faintness, a palpitation at the pit of the stomach that communicated itself to all his body.
   这不是那种寻常的、胃很疼的饥饿感觉，而是一种极度的衰弱，一种心口悸动，传遍全身的感觉。
8. There are many quantitative and faintness factors during the structural form selection.
   在结构选型中存在着很多影响因素，包括定量和不定量的。
9. Anna startled them all by be suddenly seize with faintness
   安娜的突然昏厥使他们都吃了一惊
10. Incorrect breathing can lead to lack of oxygen and even faintness.
    不正确的呼吸可以导致缺乏氧气，甚至虚弱。
11. Research of faintness detection signal from ship hydraulic pressure field based on three unit array
    基于三元阵的舰船水压场微弱信号检测方法研究
12. Faintness and morning sickness can be signs that you are pregnant.
    头昏和晨吐都是怀孕的征兆。
13. The small size of the block and the faintness of the inscription imply the text wasn't a public document, but instead was meant for intimate reading, Houston said.
    较小尺寸的石板和以及上面隐晦的铭文，暗示铭文不是一套公众文档，与之相反的可能为一封亲密的读物，休斯敦说。
14. More important is, its commercialize the loss of the faintness of mode and gain heat.
    更重要的是，其商业化模式的模糊和盈利热点的迷失。
15. A pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness.
    一种刺激的制剂，由碳酸铵和香水制成，作为刺激物用鼻息以减轻晕厥。
16. Good spectra of the spiral nebulas are difficult to obtain because of their extreme faintness.
    旋涡星云因为非常暗，难以得到它们的清晰的光谱。
17. Excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness.
    极度炎热、潮湿或者以流汗、中暑为特点。
18. Faintness of some old photographs
    一些模糊不清的旧照片
19. The squire was waiting for me at the stern window, all his faintness gone from him.
    乡绅在船尾的窗口等着我，一扫刚才那种沮丧的神情。
20. But he fought back the bodily weakness and, still more, the faintness of heart that was striving for the mastery with him.
    但他击退了身体的无力，尤其是妄图控制他的内心的软弱。
21. The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness.
    博士显得好象一阵眩晕发作。
22. One reason is the sheer number of galaxies in the image, but a more fundamental problem is the intrinsic faintness of some of the galaxies.
    原因之一是影像中星系的数目太多，但是更根本的问题在于有些星系实在太过昏暗。
23. There is usually trembling, faintness and palpitations, and there may be profuse sweating.
    通常有颤抖，头晕和心悸，可能有丰富的出汗。
24. The symptoms of hypoglycemia may include hunger, sweating, shakiness, palpitation, faintness, dizziness, nausea or a headache.
    低血糖的症状包括饥饿、发汗、颤抖、心悸、虚弱、头昏眼花、恶心或者头痛。
25. We may make mistakes, but they must never be mistakes which result from faintness of heart or abandonment of moral principle.
    我们可能会犯错误，但是它绝对不会是由于缺乏毅力或放弃道德原则而犯的错误。
26. The rabbit was shocked into faintness by the sight of a knife.
    兔子看见刀子就吓晕了。
27. A few patient can appear coriaceous blind, eye ground expression is retinal vein dilate, inspect dish of faintness, retinal haemorrhage.
    少数患者可出现皮质盲，眼底表现为视网膜静脉扩张、视盘模糊、视网膜出血。
28. ( of outlines) not sharp or clear; indistinct faintness of some old photographs
    （指轮廓）不清晰的，模糊的.一些模糊不清的旧照片
29. Become vague or indistinct. faintness of some old photographs
    变得模糊不清或不明显。一些模糊不清的旧照片
30. We still didn't grow up of kid, to the concept surprising faintness of season.
    我们还是没长大的孩子，对季节的概念出奇的模糊。

noun

1. the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

   Synonym:    dimness

2. the trait of lacking boldness and courage
   1. faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose

   Synonym:    faintheartedness

3. barely audible

4. the property of being without strength
   1. the faintness or potency of the feeling

5. a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon