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faint

/feynt/US // feɪnt //UK // (feɪnt) //

微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的

Related Words

dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光remote远程,遥远的,遥控,遥远dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微inaudible听不清楚,听不清,听不清楚的,听不清的weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱hazy朦胧,朦胧的,雾霾,朦朦胧胧soothing舒缓,舒缓的,舒畅,抚慰gentle温文尔雅,温柔,温和,温柔的mild温和的,温和,轻度,平和的distant遥远的,悠远的,遥遥无期,遥远的距离muffled低沉的声音,闷声不响的,闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的far-off遥远的,不远的,不远处的,不远处soft软,软的,软性,软体vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致muted缄默的,沉默的,缄默不语,缄默stifled窒息的,窒息,压抑的,窒息而死black out晕倒,昏昏沉沉,昏昏欲睡,昏迷不醒swoon晕倒,晕倒了,晕倒在地,晕厥

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    faint·er, faint·est.

    • : lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
    • : feeble or slight: faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance.
    • : feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness: faint with hunger.
    • : lacking courage; cowardly; timorous: Faint heart never won fair maid.
    • : Law. unfounded: a faint action.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to lose consciousness temporarily.
    • : to lose brightness.
    • : Archaic. to grow weak; lose spirit or courage.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon: to fall into a faint.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.having little effect on senses
Forms: fainted, fainting
Synonyms
delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光distant遥远的,悠远的,遥遥无期,遥远的距离dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的far-off遥远的,不远的,不远处的,不远处gentle温文尔雅,温柔,温和,温柔的hazy朦胧,朦胧的,雾霾,朦朦胧胧inaudible听不清楚,听不清,听不清楚的,听不清的mild温和的,温和,轻度,平和的muffled低沉的声音,闷声不响的,闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的muted缄默的,沉默的,缄默不语,缄默remote远程,遥远的,遥控,遥远slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微soft软,软的,软性,软体soothing舒缓,舒缓的,舒畅,抚慰stifled窒息的,窒息,压抑的,窒息而死vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱aside一旁,一边,一旁的,一旁的人bated呵护,呵护着,呵护有加,呵斥blurred模糊的,模糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊了deadened死气沉沉,死了,死气沉沉的,死亡deep深,深深的,深的,深入faded褪色,淡淡的,淡化,淡出faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍hushed沙哑的,沉默寡言,沉默不语,沉默寡言的light光,光线,光明,光照low低,低的,低位,低级moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的murmuring喃喃自语,喃喃细语,喃喃低语,喃喃私语muttering喃喃自语,哼哼唧唧的,嘟嘟囔囔的,哼哼唧唧obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒padded加垫的,加垫子的,软垫的,软垫pale苍白,苍白的,浅色,淡淡的piano钢琴,钢笔,钢丝琴quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静smooth顺利,顺畅,畅通,平滑softened软化,柔软的,软化的,柔和的subdued低调的,低调,闷闷不乐的,闷闷不乐thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细wan万,婉儿,婉whispered低声说,低声说的,低声说道,低声地说bland平淡无奇,乏味,平淡无奇的,寡淡breathless气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,喘不过气来,喘不过气来的dusty尘土飞扬,尘土飞扬的,尘封的,满身尘土feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱hoarse嘶哑的声音,嘶哑,嘶哑的,沙哑的声音ill-defined定义不明确,界定不清的,界定不清,定义不清imperceptible不易察觉的,不易察觉,难以察觉,难以察觉的indistinct隐隐约约,隐约可见,模糊不清的,隐约可见的lenient宽松的,宽松,宽大的,宽大low-pitched低沉的,低调的,低沉的声音,低沉out of earshot听不到的,听不见的地方,听不见的,听不见shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影tenuous脆弱的,勉强,脆弱,棘手的unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明
Antonyms
bright明亮的,明亮,光明,光亮certain确信,某种程度上,某种,某种程度上说clear清楚,清除,清晰,清理close关闭,密切,结束,靠近definite明确的,确切的,明确,确定的distinct鲜明的,鲜明,明显的,分明的firm公司,坚定的,坚实的,坚固的friendly友好的,友好,友善的,友善harsh严厉的,苛刻的,严酷的,严厉healthy健康,健康的,健全的,健全intelligent聪明,聪明的,智慧,智能loud大声,大声的,大声说,大声音near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来nearby附近的,附近,附近的人,在附近rough粗略,粗略的,粗略的说,粗暴sharp尖锐,犀利,尖锐的,锐利smart聪明,智能,聪明的,智慧strong强大的,强有力,强壮的,强壮sure确信,肯定的,确信的,肯定thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密violent激烈的,暴力的,猛烈的,暴力warm温暖,温暖的,暖和,温馨提示boisterous闹哄哄的,沸腾的,闹哄哄,喧闹的colorful多彩的,五彩缤纷,丰富多彩的,丰富多彩heavy沉重,沉重的,重,厚重uncontrolled不受控制的,不受控制,未受控制的,不受控的bold大胆,黑体,大胆的,黑体字brave勇敢的,勇敢的人,勇敢地,勇敢courageous勇敢的,勇敢,勇敢地,勇猛的resolute果断,坚毅的,坚毅,坚定的
adj.weak
Forms: fainted, fainting
Synonyms
delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微dizzy昏昏沉沉,眩晕,晕眩,晕drooping下垂的,低垂的,垂头丧气,下垂enervated疲惫不堪,枯萎的,疲惫不堪的,枯萎exhausted疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,筋疲力尽,精疲力竭faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍fatigued疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,疲惫的,疲乏不堪tender嫩,嫩的,嫩芽,嫩模feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱fragile脆弱的,娇嫩的,脆弱,纤弱的languid慵懒的,慵懒,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味lethargic慵懒的,慵懒,昏昏欲睡,葳蕤lightheaded头昏眼花,头昏脑胀,头晕目眩,头重脚轻unenthusiastic不热心,不热心的,不热情,不热衷woozy昏昏沉沉,晕头转向,昏昏沉沉的,晕晕乎乎
noununconsciousness
Forms: fainted, fainting
Synonyms
blackout停电,断电,停电了,停电事故collapse崩溃,坍塌,崩塌,塌陷dizziness眩晕,晕眩,头晕,头晕目眩insensibility无感,无感性,无知觉,无知knockout淘汰赛,淘汰,击倒,淘汰制stupor昏迷,昏迷不醒,昏迷的人,昏迷状态swoon晕倒,晕倒了,晕倒在地,晕厥syncope晕厥,昏厥,晕厥症,眩晕vertigo眩晕症,眩晕,晕眩症,眩晕感grayout灰化,灰度,灰化现象,灰色地带
verblose consciousness
Forms: fainted, fainting
Synonyms
black out晕倒,昏昏沉沉,昏昏欲睡,昏迷不醒keel over翻船,翻身,龙骨翻转,龙骨翻倒pass out传出,晕倒,淘汰,晕过去succumb屈服,屈服于,屈从于,屈从swoon晕倒,晕倒了,晕倒在地,晕厥collapse崩溃,坍塌,崩塌,塌陷drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的fail不合格,失败,不及格,不成功fall坠落,跌倒,跌落,摔倒flicker闪烁,忽明忽暗,闪变,闪烁的languish煎熬,苟延残喘,煎熬着,苟延残喘的weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了be overcome克服,克服困难,克服了,征服become unconscious昏迷不醒,昏迷,晕倒go out like light熄灭如光,熄灭如灯,熄灭如灯火,熄灭如初

Examples

  • You can still see them going by, but barely—they’re very faint.

  • On the sides, a lean premixed flame appears as a faint wisp.

  • Researchers have started to make rough Faraday rotation measurements using LOFAR, but the telescope has trouble picking out the extremely faint signal.

  • By training computers to recognize such faint rumbles, the scientists were able not only to identify the probable culprit behind the quakes, but also to track how such mysterious swarms can spread through complex fault networks in space and time.

  • When that faint light hits the other side, it’s already been split apart into its colors.

  • Her voice was raspy and after answering questions she paused, as if about to faint.

  • I saw a faint, sweet glimmer of the ferocious protector he once was.

  • But this time I can plainly hear, through the rush of words, the faint rattle of hysteria that bespeaks a screw loose somewhere.

  • After about an hour, he hears a faint tapping sound from inside the freezer and opens the door.

  • A fine book all around, but not a book for the faint of heart.

  • The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.

  • It was difficult to describe—a little sterner, a little wilder, a faint emphasis of the barbaric peering through it.

  • He was looking at me with eyebrows arched, curiously, and there was a faint suggestion of hostility in the set of his mouth.

  • The cytoplasm of lymphocytes is generally robin's-egg blue; that of the large mononuclears may have a faint bluish tinge.

  • Wright's stain gives such cells a faint bluish tinge when the condition is mild, and a rather deep blue when severe.

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