一、详细释义:


adj.

微弱的,模糊的


例句:

Form the bottom of the well, the cat's faint cries for help went unheard.

没有人听见猫在井底微弱的呼救声。


例句:

The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco.

房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。


不尽力的,敷衍的,半心半意的


例句:

Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh.

卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。


例句:

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。


晕眩的,头晕的,虚弱的,衰弱的,将昏倒似的


例句:

"I am a little giddy," he said in a curiously faint, dull tone.

“我有点头晕”,他用一种虚弱迟钝得有些奇怪的声音说。


例句:

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。


软弱的,无勇气的


例句:

As the old saw has it, faint heart never won fair lady.

正如古谚所说,软弱的心无法赢得美人。


例句:

The world is full of fools and faint hearts.

这个世界到处是蠢人和怯懦者。


n.

昏阙,昏倒


例句:

She fell down in a dead faint.

她晕倒了。


例句:

He recovered from a faint.

他从昏晕中苏醒过来。


v.

昏倒,头晕 [I]


例句:

He fainted at the sight of his own blood.

他一看到自己的血就晕倒了。


例句:

The young soldier fainted in the hot sun.

那个年轻的士兵在炎炎烈日下晕了过去。


变得微弱,渐渐不明,消失 [I]


例句:

The aroma soon fainted.

香气很快就消失了。


例句:

The sounds fainted away in the distance.

声音在远处逐渐变弱。


二、词义辨析:


vague,dim,indefinite,obscure,ambiguous,faint

这些形容词均含“不明确的,模糊的”之意。 vague多指因语言不确切,太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。 dim侧重指或因光线暗淡,或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。 indefinite指无明确定义或限定,重点或总体轮廓不明确。 obscure语气最强,指晦涩难懂。 ambiguous指文章或讲话中,意思可能有多种理解,令人捉摸不定。 faint指对某事物印象不深,或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。


三、参考例句:


A faint blush came into her cheek.

她的脸上出现了淡淡的红晕。


A faint blush came into her cheek.

她的脸上出现了淡淡的红晕。


The crystals give off a faint glow.

这些水晶发出微弱的光芒。


I seemed to hear faint phantom bells.

我似乎听到了微弱的虚幻的铃声。


She was faint with strife and dejected.

她被争吵弄得精疲力竭,情绪低落。


Pretending to faint was merely an artifice.

假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。


The heat made him feel faint.

炎热使他觉得快要晕倒了。


A faint smile crossed his lips.

他嘴唇上掠过一丝微笑。


A dim, sick, faint feeling came over him.

他心中涌起一阵微微的昏晕恶心的感觉。


The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco.

房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。