faint
adjective uk/feɪnt/ us/feɪnt/
(SLIGHT)
B2 微弱的；不清晰的；微小的
not strong or clear; slight
a faint sound/noise/smell 微弱的声音／隐约的响声／淡淡的气味
The lamp gave out a faint glow. 灯发出微弱的光。
She gave me a faint smile of recognition. 她认出了我，冲我淡淡一笑。
There's not the faintest hope of ever finding him. 没有丝毫找到他的希望。
She bears a faint resemblance to my sister. 她和我姐姐长得有点儿像。
I have a faint suspicion that you may be right! 我隐约觉得你可能是对的！
not have the faintest idea C2 informal 根本不知道
used to emphasize that you do not know something
"Is she going to stay?" "I haven't the faintest idea." “她要留下来吗？我一点儿也不知道。”
I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about! 我根本不知道你在说什么！
Neither of them had the faintest idea of how to be a parent.
As to what I'm going to do now, I haven't the faintest idea.
I don't think Steve had the faintest idea about what was happening around him.
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- The first faint signs of an agreement began to glimmer through.
- She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.
- They said the printing was too faint to reproduce well.
- She felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted.
- A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glow of a street lamp.
(UNWELL)
feel faintC2 虚弱无力;感到眩晕;快要晕倒似的
to feel weak, as if you are about to become unconscious
She felt faint with hunger. 她饿得头昏眼花。
After I'd drunk the mixture, I started to feel faint.
The children started to complain of a strange smell and many of them said they felt faint.
That evening she called her daughter to tell her she was feeling faint.
If you feel faint, sit down and put your head between your knees.
Idiom
faint heart never won fair lady/maidenidiom UK old-fashioned saying 要想啃下块硬骨头，必须使点力气;一分耕耘，一分收获
used to tell someone that they must make a lot of effort if they want to achieve something difficult
faint
verb [ I ] uk/feɪnt/ us/feɪnt/
B2 昏厥;晕倒
to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down
He faints at the sight of blood. 他一见血就晕。
I nearly fainted in the heat. 我差点热晕过去。
She took one look at the hypodermic needle and fainted (dead) away (= became unconscious immediately). 她一眼看到注射针头就昏了过去。
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- His face went pale and he looked as if he might faint.
- You gave us a real scare when you fainted, you know.
- He caught me at the precise moment that I fainted.
- By the middle of the next day she was almost fainting from hunger.
- I stood up too quickly and very nearly fainted.
faint
noun [ S ] uk/feɪnt/ us/feɪnt/
昏厥;晕倒
the act of suddenly becoming unconscious
On receiving the news, she fell into a dead faint. 听到消息，她昏死过去。
Synonym: swoon