中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.软弱的，无力的；无勇气的，怯懦的。
2.轻微的，稀薄的，暗淡的，模糊的。
3.〔只用作述语〕将昏倒似的。
4.闷人的。
短语和例子
faint resistance 微弱的抵抗。 a faint heart 懦夫，胆小鬼。 a faint smell 闷人的气味。 faint lines [rulings](练习本等上的)淡色横格。 be faint with hunger 饿得头晕眼花。 feel faint 感到头昏眼花。
vi.
1.头晕，昏过去 (away)。
2.渐渐不明，消失〔古语〕衰弱颓丧。
n.
昏厥；眼花。 go off in a faint 昏过去。 fall (down) in a dead faint 昏倒，不省人事。
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.
(be attacked with faintness 昏过去)。

lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne''er won fair lady"
同义词：fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted,

lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
同义词：dim, shadowy, vague, wispy,

indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven''t the faintest idea"

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse"
同义词：weak,

lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
同义词：feeble,

weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"
同义词：light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded,

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
同义词：conk, swoon, pass out,

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
同义词：swoon, syncope, deliquium,

例句与用法

He was tired to such a degree that he fainted ...
他疲乏得昏了过去。

Several children fainted because of the heat .
好几个孩子中署昏倒了。

A faint rumbling was heard in the distance .
远方传来低沉的轰鸣声。

Faint heart never won fair lady .
懦弱的人永远不会博得美人的欢心。

A faint moisture appeared upon the window .
窗上蒙上了一层稀薄的蒸汽。

Several children fainted because of the heat .
好几个小孩子中暑晕倒了。

The pain choked him and made him feel faint .
他痛得窒息晕眩了。

A faint smile flickered across her lips .
她嘴角上掠过一丝微笑。

She was faint with strife and dejected .
她被争吵弄得精疲力竭，情绪低落。

How faint all these pleasures seemed now !
所有这一切娱乐现在显得多么乏味。