faint
adjective /feɪnt/
/feɪnt/
(comparative fainter, superlative faintest)
Idioms - that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt
(光、声、味)微弱的,不清楚的 - a faint glow/glimmer/light
微弱的光亮/闪光/光 - a faint smell of perfume
淡淡的香水味 - We saw the faint outline of the mountain through the mist.
我们透过薄雾看见了朦胧的山峦轮廓。 - 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。 - His breathing became faint.
他的呼吸变得微弱了。
- I can't make out the number—it's very faint.
我看不清楚这个数字 - 太模糊了。 - The whispers grew fainter and fainter, then stopped altogether.
耳语声越来越模糊,最后完全停了下来。 - The faint glow of a match shone through the doorway.
一根火柴发出微弱的光,穿过门口。 - There was a faint glimmer of light from her window.
她的窗口闪烁着微弱的灯光。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sound
- become
- …
- extremely
- very
- rather
- …
- a faint glow/glimmer/light
- very small; possible but unlikely
synonym slight微小的;可能性不大的 - 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。 - They don't have the faintest chance of winning.
他们毫无获胜的可能。
- There is still a faint hope that she may be cured.
- not enthusiastic
不热情的;不积极的 - a faint show of resistance
软弱无力装模作样的抵抗 - a faint smile
淡淡一笑
- a faint show of resistance
- [not before noun] feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious
昏眩;快要昏厥 - She suddenly felt faint.
她突然感到快要昏倒。 - The walkers were faint from hunger.
那些走路的人饿得头昏眼花。
Topics Illnessc1- What he saw made him feel faint with fear.
他所看到的使他感到恐惧而昏厥。 - I was faint with hunger.
我饿晕了。 - I was beginning to feel a little faint.
我开始觉得有点儿晕了。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- very
- almost
- …
- with
- She suddenly felt faint.
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint-hearted): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre, from Latin fingere ‘mould, contrive’. Compare with feint.
Idioms
damn somebody/something with faint praise
- to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it
用冷漠的赞扬贬低;寓贬于褒;名褒实贬
not have the faintest (idea)
- (informal) to not know anything at all about something
完全不知道 - I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.
我一点也不明白你的意思。 - He didn’t have the faintest idea how the others would react.
他一点也不知道其他人会有什么反应。
- I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.