A faint hope still flickered in her breast.

一种微弱的希望仍在她的心中闪动着。

He could discern a faint light ahead in the forest.

他能看到前面森林里有一线微弱的灯光。

I heard a faint sound in the distance.

我听到远处有个微弱的声音。

Every time I think of it I feel faint!

每次想到这些

All you can see is a faint reflection in his eyes.

你所能看到的只是他双眼的模糊的映像。

The writing on the stone was very faint.

这块石头上的字迹很模糊.

She saw a faint mark on the horizon, and gradually it took shape.

她瞥见天边出现了一个模糊的痕迹，慢慢形成可以辨认的形状。

You'd better attend to that girl. I think she's going to faint.

你最好去照顾那女孩，我看她快昏倒了。

The princess went very pale and looked as though she was about to faint.

公主一下子脸色变得非常苍白，看起来仿佛就要昏倒似的。

The little girl went off in a faint,but the doctor pulled her round very soon.

小女孩昏倒了，但医生很快使她苏醒过来。

He slumped to the floor in a faint.

他砰一声昏倒在地板上。

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 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。

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。

a faint show of resistance

软弱无力装模作样的抵抗

a faint smile

淡淡一笑

She suddenly felt faint.

她突然感到快要昏倒。

The walkers were faint from hunger.

步行者饿得头昏眼花。

She smiled faintly.

她淡淡地笑了一下。

He looked faintly embarrassed.

他显得有点难堪。

I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.

我一点也不明白你的意思。

to faint from hunger

饿昏过去

Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted.

我面前的女人突然昏倒了。

(informal)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。

He fell to the ground in a dead faint.

他跌倒在地，昏死过去。

I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.

我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。

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。

She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted...

她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。

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。

Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh...

卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。

He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...

他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。

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

房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。

用作定语～+ n.

1. She called for help in a faint voice.
   她用微弱的声音呼救。
2. Only faint traces of the tiger's tracks could be seen.
   老虎的踪迹仅依稀可见。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Our chances of victory are now very faint.
   我们取胜的机会现在是微乎其微了。
2. His breathing became faint.
   他的呼吸变得微弱了。
3. The atmosphere in the room was very hot and made her feel faint.
   屋内的空气非常热,使她感到头晕。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is faint with fatigue.
   他累得头昏眼花。
2. The explorers were faint from hunger and cold.
   探险者们因饥寒交迫而萎靡不堪。
3. He felt faint from lack of food.
   他因饥饿而感到头晕。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Several of the girls fainted and had to be carried off the field.
   几个姑娘昏倒了,不得不被人从战地抬走。
2. He fainted at the sight of his own blood.
   他一看到自己的血就晕倒了。
3. I nearly fainted when they told me the price.
   他们告诉我这个价钱时,差点把我吓晕过去。
4. She fainted when she heard the news but a little brandy brought her round.
   她听到这消息后就昏过去了,但喝了点白兰地又醒过来了。
5. 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。
6. He nearly fainted from the pain.
   他疼得差点晕倒。
7. She was fainting with hunger.
   她饿得晕倒了。
8. Several girls fainted because of the heat.
   几个女孩热得晕倒了。
9. I am ready to faint.
   我要晕过去了。

1. She fell down in a dead faint.
   她晕倒了。
2. She collapsed in a faint.
   她昏倒了。
3. He recovered from a faint.
   他从昏晕中苏醒过来。

not have the faintest (idea)

根本不知道 not know at all

faint away (v.+adv.)

消失 become weak

～+名词

• faint%20attempt">faint attempt半心半意的尝试
• faint%20hope">faint hope渺茫的希望
• faint%20idea">faint idea模糊的想法
• faint%20memory">faint memory模糊的记忆
• faint%20noise">faint noise微弱的声音
• faint%20possibility">faint possibility微小的可能性
• faint%20praise">faint praise轻描淡写的赞扬
• faint%20sound">faint sound隐约传来的声音
• faint%20trace">faint trace依稀可见的踪迹
• faint%20voice">faint voice微弱的声音

～+介词

• faint%20from">faint from因…而头晕
• faint%20through">faint through因…而头晕
• faint%20with">faint with由于…而头昏眼花

～+介词

• faint%20from">faint from因…而昏倒
• faint%20from%20hunger">faint from hunger饿得晕倒
• faint%20from%20loss%20of%20blood">faint from loss of blood因失血而昏倒
• faint%20from%20the%20pain">faint from the pain疼得昏倒
• faint%20with">faint with因…而昏倒

动词+～

• faint">fall into a faint昏倒了

形容词+～

• faint">dead faint昏倒

介词+～

• faint">go off in a faint昏过去

• Bent forward..as though putting his head down to ward off a faint.

  出自：E. Crispin

• We wear feint smiles over our tears and deceive our children.

  出自：Thackeray

• The sky shone..fainting down to the fretted line, but was being steadily drained by the dark below.

  出自：E. Bowen

• The P.M. went to France to bolster up the fainting French morale.

  出自：J. Colville

• Water its foliage as well as the soil, or you may..find your basil has 'fainted.'

  出自：D. Hall

adj.(形容词)

1. faint的基本意思是“微弱的,模糊的,暗淡的,隐约的”,指事物或声音等由于处于较远的距离或由于其他原因而显得不清楚或不明显; 也可指因身体不好而造成的“无力,虚弱”; 还可指对某事所采取的手段不够强硬而显得“无力,无甚效果”。
2. faint多用来修饰抽象名词,如声音、希望等。

v.(动词)

1. faint用作动词时的意思是“晕倒,昏倒”,指由于受外界因素的影响(如饥饿、炎热、恐惧、震惊、痛苦等)而暂时失去知觉。faint引申还可以指“消失,褪色”。
2. faint主要用作不及物动词,后常接副词away,表示“昏过去”“消失”。
3. faint后可接介词from或with,也可接复合介词because of,三者意思上没有明显差别。

n.(名词)

1. faint用作名词时意思是“昏厥,不省人事”,指人处于无知觉或不省人事的状态,这种状态可维持一段较长的时间,也可能只是暂时的。
2. faint常以单数形式出现。

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。

v.(动词)

他妻子被这消息吓晕了。

误 His wife is fainted at the news.

正 His wife fainted at the news.

析 faint是不及物动词,不用于被动结构。

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的feint，意为弱，昏倒。