faint
adj
verb
noun
feɪnt adj
1 difficult to see, hear, smell etc 不清楚的，模糊的
She gave a faint smile.
她淡淡一笑。
a very faint noise
很微弱的声响
the faint light of dawn
微弱的晨曦
2
a faint hope/possibility/chance etc
a very small or slight hope etc 很小的希望/可能性/机会等
a faint hope that they might be alive
他们渺茫的生还希望
3 not have the faintest idea to not know anything at all about something 完全不知道
I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talking about.
我一点都不知道你在说什么。
4 feeling weak and as if you are about to become unconscious because you are very ill, tired, or hungry 〔因生病、疲倦或饥饿而〕虚弱的
The heat made him feel quite faint.
高温令他感觉很虚弱。
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I was faint with hunger.
我饿昏了。
Everyone looked faintly surprised.
所有人看上去都有点吃惊。
The sun shone faintly through the clouds.
微弱的阳光透过云层照射下来。
verb
5 to suddenly become unconscious for a short time 晕倒，昏厥;
Several fans fainted in the blazing heat.
几个球迷在炽热高温下晕过去了。
6
I nearly/almost fainted
used to say that you were very surprised by something [口] 我差点昏过去〔表示很惊讶〕 spoken
I nearly fainted when they told me the price.
他们告诉我价格时，我差点昏过去。
noun
7 an act of becoming unconscious 昏厥
in a (dead) faint
She fell down in a faint.
她昏倒了。