faintness

英 [ˈfeɪntnəs]

美 [ˈfeɪntnəs]

n.  眩晕; 虚弱; 接近昏厥

BNC.39491 / COCA.35622

牛津词典

noun

• 眩晕；虚弱；接近昏厥
  the state of feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (声音、颜色、标记、感觉或特性)微弱的，暗淡的，虚弱的
  Afaintsound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.
  1. He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...
     他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。
  2. The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco...
     房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
  3. He could see faint lines in her face...
     他可以看见她脸上的细纹。
  4. There was still the faint hope deep within him that she might never need to know.
     他内心深处仍怀有一丝隐约的希望：她也许永远不必知晓。
• ADJ-GRADED 不尽力的;敷衍的;半心半意的
  Afaintattempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm.
  1. Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh...
     卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。
  2. 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。
  3. Ten years ago today the US Center for Disease Control published the first faint warnings of a worldwide epidemic.
     10年前的今天，美国疾病控制中心敷衍其事地发出了第一份警告：一场世界范围的流行病可能会出现。
• VERB 晕厥;晕倒
  If youfaint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.
  1. She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted...
     她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。
  2. I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.
     我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。
  3. Faintis also a noun.
     
  4. She slumped to the ground in a faint.
     她一阵晕眩，跌倒在地。
• ADJ-GRADED 晕眩的;虚弱无力的
  Someone who isfaintfeels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
  Synonym:dimness
• the trait of lacking boldness and courage
  1. faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose
  Synonym:faintheartedness
• barely audible
• the property of being without strength
  1. the faintness or potency of the feeling
• a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon

双语例句

• It was only a slight attack of faintness, resulting from the tedious day's journey, and the excitement of arrival.
  他只是感到有点儿轻微的晕眩，那是因为旅途的劳顿和回到家后的兴奋引起的。
• The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness.
  博士显得好象一阵眩晕发作。
• The humming sound and the unvarying white light induced a sort of faintness, an empty feeling inside his head.
  嗡嗡的声音和苍白的灯光造成了一种昏晕的感觉，使他的脑袋感到空空如也。
• Excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness.
  极度炎热、潮湿或者以流汗、中暑为特点。
• But he fought back the bodily weakness and, still more, the faintness of heart that was striving for the mastery with him.
  但他击退了身体的无力，尤其是妄图控制他的内心的软弱。
• Incorrect breathing can lead to lack of oxygen and even faintness.
  不正确的呼吸可以导致缺乏氧气，甚至虚弱。
• The squire was waiting for me at the stern window, all his faintness gone from him.
  乡绅在船尾的窗口等着我，一扫刚才那种沮丧的神情。
• Good spectra of the spiral nebulas are difficult to obtain because of their extreme faintness.
  旋涡星云因为非常暗，难以得到它们的清晰的光谱。
• It was not the ordinary, gnawing kind, but a great faintness, a palpitation at the pit of the stomach that communicated itself to all his body.
  这不是那种寻常的、胃很疼的饥饿感觉，而是一种极度的衰弱，一种心口悸动，传遍全身的感觉。
• We still didn't grow up of kid, to the concept surprising faintness of season.
  我们还是没长大的孩子，对季节的概念出奇的模糊。