1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (声音、颜色、标记、感觉或特性)微弱的,暗淡的,虚弱的 A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity. (声音、颜色、标记、感觉或特性)微弱的,暗淡的,虚弱的
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He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping.
他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。
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The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco.
房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
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He could see faint lines in her face.
他可以看见她脸上的细纹。
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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。
SYN dim, low, light, soft
2 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 不尽力的;敷衍的;半心半意的 A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm. 不尽力的;敷衍的;半心半意的
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Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh.
卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。
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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。
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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。
SYN slight, weak, feeble, unenthusiastic
3 VERB 晕厥;晕倒 If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock. 晕厥;晕倒
SYN pass out, black out, lose consciousness, keel over [informal]
4 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 晕眩的;虚弱无力的 Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness. 晕眩的;虚弱无力的
SYN dizzy, giddy, light-headed, vertiginous
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